[B-Greek] Differentiation in Erasmian Vowels?

bitan buth ybitan at mscc.huji.ac.il
Mon Aug 14 07:10:56 EDT 2006


 
>>I know that there are publishing companies out there that are
publishing the 8-vowel system. That seems an unfortunate choice since
it neither preserves a sound//graph bidirectionality, nor lines up
with any historical dialect. Companies and teachers who cherish sound/
graph bidirectionality would be better served with the reformed Attic
of Allen-Daitz. That system does preserve the differentiation that is
often claimed or desired for Erasmian. Yes, it would entail that most
seminary teachers adopt something knew, but recordings allow a new
standard to be set for the next generation. It is very doable. The
publishers for seminaries would then need to decide if they wanted
something that would better fit Classics studies (Allen-Daitz), or
something historical for the NT (a 7 vowel Koine), or something
historic (a five vowel modern). I really don't think an 8 vowel US
'rasmian is the best use of current technology. it doesn't preserve
differentiation.
ERRWSQE
Randall Buth>>
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>Is the Allen-Daitz system that used by Reading Greek?  I am assuming it is,
but thought I would check.
Kevin Riley>
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Shalom Kevin
I'm not sure what "Reading Greek" is. 
Sidney Allen wrote a widely cited work Vox Graeca that went thru more than
one edition and Stephen Daitz recorded the Iliad + other texts in this
system back in the 70's or 80's. 

 

Randall Buth, PhD
Biblical Language Center

www.biblicalulpan.org

c/o margbuth at gmail.com

also, Director, Biblical Studies in Israel
under Rothberg International School,

Hebrew University

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