[B-Greek] enclitic question

James Ernest jdemail at charter.net
Thu Mar 10 20:23:37 EST 2005


Hmm. Of course you're right. How had I convinced myself that TIS is
dissyllabic? Must have been reverting to my childhood Southern accent.

I suppose there's just an error in the text. I'd copy in the context, but
I'm out of time for now...

thanks

James


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> [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Randy Leedy
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:55 PM
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> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] enclitic question
> 
> 
> Mark DelCogliano wrote:
> >>>
> It is not clear to me why the TIS would retain its accent 
> because it follows a paroxytone. Unless I am forgetting 
> something, an enclitic following a paroxytone should not 
> receive any accent  [unless disyllabic, Mark later noted]. <<<
> 
> I was working too quickly in my initial post and accepted 
> James' suggestion that the retention of the accent made sense 
> without thinking further about it. Unless I, too, am 
> forgetting something or never learned something, you are 
> right, Mark; the monosyllabic enclitic following a paroxytone 
> should still lose its accent.
> 
> I'm curious now about what the fuller text is that James is 
> citing, but unless James wants to pursue the matter further, 
> I guess we'll have to switch our curiosity off and go back to 
> minding our own business. And at this time in the academic 
> year, the Lord knows there's plenty of it to mind. :-)
> 
> Randy Leedy
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