[B-Greek] phonological flow & syntactical structure

Carl W.Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Thu Apr 28 16:38:42 EDT 2005


On Apr 28, 2005, at 3:42 PM, Eric Biggs wrote:

> Eric:
> Then, I wonder if any research has been done on this.  However, my 
> question concerning phonolgy and syntax was directed towards 
> pronunciation.  I know that this now turns from B-Greek intention, so 
> I would enjoy any replies off-list.  Thank you James for the 
> recommendation of W Sydney Allen's book "Vox Graeca" as well as 
> keeping me on track with what Chomsky was talking about....

Eric, I think you should be aware that, although the W. Sydney Allen 
book is widely regarded as authoritative regarding ancient Greek 
pronunciation, serious challenges to its validity have been raised, 
challenges which quite a few have deemed valid; you ought also to read 
carefully through Chrys Caragounis' now classic paper, "The Error of 
Erasmus and Un-Greek Pronunciation of Greek" on line at

	http://www.bsw.org/project/filologia/filo08/Art06m.html

and you ought also to look at Randall Buth's paper "Notes on the 
Pronunciation System of Phonemic Koine Greek" which is readable on-line 
or downloadable at
	
	http://www.biblicalulpan.org/pages/greekssmat1.html

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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