[B-Greek] Vowels in DAUID

Mike Sangrey msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Thu Sep 11 14:38:17 EDT 2003


On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 07:57, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
<snip>
>  I really have no clear sense of when the intervocalic -U- in Latin
> began being pronounced as a "V."

FWIW:  For those not trained in phonology (I'm one of these), let me at
least observe that we tend to select the possible pronunciations of the
various phonemes from the set of phonemes we're predisposed to.  That
is, we choose from the set of our own native tongue.

It might be possible, the experts could tell me (ummmm...perhaps
<chuckle>), for the U in EUA to be pronounced with the lips formed as if
to annunciate the American letter W but with the lower front teeth
resting against the back of the upper lip.  The result is a sound which
combines the American W and V.

I suppose I'm sharing my ignorance, but I thought thinking outside the
box might be helpful.

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Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
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