Lesson 3 - Critical Inference (FALL 2024)

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Lesson 3 - Critical Inference (FALL 2024)

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Recall the prompt for this part of Assignment 3:

I showed Basl a few more images; he described each of them with a sentence in Parseltongue. The images are linked below (with small English language descriptions directly underneath serving the role of alt text), along with how Basl described each of them. Note that the English and Parseltongue descriptions are NOT necessarily direct translations of each other!


IMAGE 1:
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Image shows an open book; a red rose is in on top of the pages, casting a dark shadow.
'Tasi hasli ara fasi pard abna aʃe rine.'

IMAGE 2:
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Image shows a fluffy, fat cat lying on his back on a brown, unpaved path. Green grass grows on either side of the cat.
'Fasi peslʃis gorna fasi fasar sliʃe sobne.'

IMAGE 3:
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Image shows a dog standing on the edge of a clear lake. The dog's fur is white in front and brown in back.
The dog wears a reddish pink collar.

'Fasi doʃe ʃira asa gara fasi nigi bana gariʃe rine.'

To earn the full ten points, please do the following two things.
1. Pick one word from one of those three images that did not appear in Lesson 2 or 3. Post in this thread with an explanation of what you think that word means and why. (DO NOT use later lessons or the class word list as your only explanation!)
2. In the same thread, reply to someone else's post explaining whether or not you agree with their translation. Make sure to choose a different word than the one you chose for the previous part! If no one else has replied to this post by November 25 I will make my own post for you to reply to.
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