[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


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