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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