[B-Greek] Greek accents

Kimmo Huovila kimmo.huovila at kolumbus.fi
Tue Mar 17 10:29:50 EDT 2009


With the change from pitch to stress accent, how likely is it that the 
distinction between pitches disappeared so that the only remaining 
distinction in pronunciation was whether the syllable was stressed? Would 
that imply that perispomenos and oxys would behave the same way so that:
Classical PH/RA ESTI/N, DOU=LO/S ESTIN would be in Koine
PH/RA ESTI/N, DOU=LOS ESTI/N? (Pronounced: PH/RA ESTIN, DOU/LOS ESTI/N)

Or would Koine speakers have retained the distinction and pronounced DOU/LO/S 
ESTIN?

Kimmo Huovila

On tiistai 17 maaliskuu 2009, Barry wrote:
> Googling, I found this site with more specific rules on verbs and 
> declensions, but is it valid for the biblical koiné greek?
> http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/tscott/tj/Accentrules.htm<<
> 
> The rules for accents are the same.
> 





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