[B-Greek] FW: Greek NT audio--attitude of modern Greeks

Vasile Stancu stancu at mail.dnttm.ro
Wed Oct 1 21:47:56 EDT 2008


Yet we have today a translation of the Greek NT into Modern Greek. This means perhaps that not every Greek today can readily understand Koine, Homeric or Classical Greek. My question is, if a Greek must study before he understands these, and having in mind that there were several changes regarding Greek Phonetics over time, are such phonetic features taken into account in the related educational programs?

 

When I started to study Koine Greek, after having noticed that there were discouraging signals form various persons that one could choose any system he wants rather than looking for the "one correct" system, I wrote to somebody in Greece kindly asking to prepare for me a sample of reading of the first eight or ten verses in the book of Genesis, which he has not yet done. Moreover, he said to me that he was not really a specialist in Ancient Greek. (I wanted to get a sample so that I may try to immitate the specific sounds of the Greek language). My position is therefore that of a student looking for some help.

 

Vasile STANCU

 

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From: Nikolaos Adamou [mailto:nikolaos.adamou at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:53 AM
To: Vasile STANCU
Subject: RE: [B-Greek] FW: Greek NT audio--attitude of modern Greeks

 

Greek is one language through 20 centuries.
The continuation is more significant than the changes.
The most serious difference is from Homer to the Classical period.
Sounds did not change.



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Nikolaos Adamou, Ph.D.                          ἀναπλ. καθ. Νικόλαος 'Αδάμου
Associate Professor of Business Management              Διοίκηση  Ἐπιχειρήσεων
BMCC / CUNY                                                                      Πανεπιστήμιο Πόλεως Νέας Ὑόρκης, Κολλέγιο Μανχάτταν



> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:43:44 +0200
> From: stancu at mail.dnttm.ro
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [B-Greek] FW: Greek NT audio--attitude of modern Greeks
> 
> I would be indeed very happy to learn Ancient Greek pronounciation the way a Greek would do. Are there any audio samples available? How are the young Greek students of today taught the pronounciation of Ancient Greek?
> 
> Vasile STANCU
> 
> 2008/9/29 Nikolaos Adamou <nikolaos.adamou at hotmail.com>:
> > 
> ... 
> 
> Erasmian does not preserve this quality, and thus becomes
> > cacophonic.
> 
> ...
> 
> > Besides all the rational points I made above, as a native Greek, I found
> > quite offensive when non Greeks like Erasmus and his followers to tell us
> > how our language should be pronounced. But this is just an emotional point
> > that does not count.
> >
> 
> ...
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