It is possible for someone to be able to transcribe a language perfectly without being able to understand it at all, amirite?

-41 It is possible for someone to be able to transcribe a language perfectly without being able to understand it at all, amirite?

by Harbermiles 1 week ago

It is. I believe that John Milton's daughters could take dictation in Ancient Greek, even though they hadn't been allowed to learn to read it.

by Local_Restaurant 1 week ago

At the very least you need to understand how the language's phonemic inventory works, as well as the phonotactics and orthography. But yes, if you have those, you could transcribe the sound of the language without knowing the vocabulary or grammar.

by Imogene86 1 week ago