On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 17:15, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 at 22:02 GMT, Ron Johnson penned: > > > > I didn't learn that exact method, but did learn what I guess you'd > > call "sentence decomposition". It fundamental to being able to > > comprehend complex sentences. > > > > I don't know about that. Having a mental map of sentences may be > fundamental to constructing them perfectly, but being able to understand > them seems to be a less formal process. That is, we may have built a > diagram subconsciously, but most people don't need to be able to draw > that diagram to use the language.
But the "less formal process", i.e., intuitive mapping without know- ing what adjectives, adverbs, participles, etc are is less efficient than having formal knowledge (even if that formal knowledge does not consist of drawing diagrams). -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "Our computers and their computers are the same color. The conversion should be no problem!" Unknown -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
