Learn Chunking as a Linguistic Technique
Explore the concept of chunking in language learning, a method for efficient reading and processing of text by grouping words into meaningful phrases. Practice chunking with English and Latin sentences to improve comprehension and speed.
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Chunking Believe it or not, this is a real linguistic term (also used in computer programming). It refers to reading by grouping portions of text into short, meaningful phrases. The more words we can group together, the faster we read. This is true in Latin as well as English, but it takes practice.
Try chunking the following English sentence, then click to see a possible answer. Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who lived in a castle at the top of a very high mountain.
Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who lived in a castle at the top of a very high mountain.
Try chunking this Latin sentence, then click for an answer: Pueri et puellae ab agro ad templum ambulant. Pueri et puellae (2 subjects) ab agro (prepositional phrase) ad templum (prepositional phrase) ambulant (verb) The boys and girls are walking from the field to the temple.
