[B-Greek] PEI, FEI, XEI, KSI, PSI (was pee or pie)
Eric Weiss
papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 10 15:15:01 EDT 2006
Carl W. Conrad wrote:
> I'm reluctant to get involved in this, but I must say that I believe
> it will be as difficult to move NT Greek pedagogy off the dime of Erasmian
> pronunciation as it is to move it away from many of the other outworn
> elements. The teaching and learning of ancient Greek is subject to as
> powerful conservative forces as exist anywhere in humankind. <snip>
Well, maybe those of us who want to instigate a change could make and pass out to seminarians and students buttons that read:
It's PEE, not PIE
Only hOI BARBAROI KAI OI ANOHTOI speak Erasmian
or
It's PEE, not PIE
Erasmian: A phonology in search of a language
Eric S. Weiss
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