Pronunciation and subjunctives

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Wed Apr 3 06:37:28 EST 2002


At 23:43 02/04/02, Vince Endris wrote:

>Leaving aside the question that we really don't know what Jesus spoke, is 
>it true that the pronunciation had already evolved to what we have today 
>in the time of Jesus and the biblical writers?

Vince:

I recommend that you consult:
Horrocks, Geoffrey. Greek: A History of the Language and Its Speakers. 
London: Longman, 1997

There you will find a very different -- and altogether more authoritative 
-- answer as to the evolution of pronunciation over the centuries.


Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie






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