Re: what is etymology? (linguistics and biology)


>"Franz Gnaedinger" <frgn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>Franz wrote:
> In the
> 1990s I invented a method of rendering archaeological
> and art historical theses in the form of a story, a fairy
> tale or a fable, which serves as an overall conjunctive,
> allows me to speak in a natural and straightforward
> manner, to condense a book into a couple of pages,
> and teaches me a lot about myths, and how early
> life turned into words. An art historical fairy tale won
> me a prize by the university of Zurich.

Congratulations, Franz! ;-) I'd love to read it! Could you e-mail it to
me?

Given my limited time, I also dabbled in the retelling of stories taken from
the Eddas. So, a few years ago I started compiling a series of little
ditties, poems, songs, and short stories for very young children. I created
a web-site for them, which I'm about to transfer over to another site in a
completely revamp fashion. I still have way more to write, but that will
come all in due time.

If you're interested, you may visit the current site:

http://www.geocities.com/hgraw/Nanagoat0.html

Kindly remember this is an *amateur* effort. I claim no professional
status. I am, however, pleased the site is getting rave reviews. I've had
to retire my first few guest books as they were filled to the brim with all
sorts of positive comments. The existing guest book gives you an idea of
how this site is being received by assorted readers. I find the comments
encouraging. I think I know what I'll be doing when I retire. ;-)

Heidi


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