[B-Greek] Greek NT in Audio
Raymond Regalado
fwgk5942 at mb.infoweb.ne.jp
Sun Nov 23 19:15:05 EST 2003
On 2003.11.24, at 02:04 AM, Patrick Narkinsky wrote:
> On Nov 23, 2003, at 1:21 AM, Raymond Regalado wrote:
>
>> I am trying to look for readings in Erasmian pronunciation *without*
>> the American twang -- as a Greek person might pronounce Erasmian
>> (which is the kind of pronunciation I'm trying to cultivate).
>
> I may be betraying my ignorance here, but I find such a thing
> impossible to visualize. The Erasmian pronunciation is contrivedly
> artificial - why on earth would a Greek person use it?
Hi Patrick. A Greek person probably would not use Erasmian (at least
I've never heard of a Greek person using Erasmian). That's why I wrote
"as a Greek person MIGHT pronounce..." It's hypothetical. Let's say a
Greek person went to seminary in the USA and his professor taught the
Erasmian pronunciation. He'd probably laugh at it, but would feel
compelled to use it for the sake of his class; but then I imagine that
he'd be pronouncing Erasmian with a Greek accent! It is this "Erasmian
with a Greek accent" that I'm talking about. I would suppose there are
Greek people in this list going to seminary in the US. I'd love to
hear their comments.
> And, if a Greek person were to use use it, would they not have to
> "twang" just as much as a North American? It seems like your asking
> that someone speak an artificial pronunciation naturally, and that
> that is probably impossible.
I suppose you are American? It is probably inconceivable for an
American to pronounce Erasmian *without* the "twang". But,
non-Americans regularly pronounce English vowels etc. differently from
Americans (i.e. without the "drawl" or "twang"). I suppose a Greek
would do the same with Erasmian. If you listened to a Japanese
speaking in English (or Erasmian), you'd have one good example of
non-twangy speech. Indeed, many non-Americans find the "twang" hard to
imitate.
> Whatever the Koine pronunciation may have been, it certainly was *not*
> Erasmian.
Of course. My using Erasmian is a concession to the common convention.
But I'd like to do it without the American accent, and am looking for
examples...
Thanks,
Raymond Regalado
Tokyo, Japan
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