Re: Pronunciation of classical Greek
Jonathan Robie (jwrobie@mindspring.com)
Thu, 06 Nov 1997 09:15:11 -0500
At 10:31 PM 11/5/97 -0600, Edgar M. Krentz wrote:
>On pp. xii-xiii he has a most useful and understandable table, which gives
>the form of the letters in the Attic alphabet as written by Aristophanes
>before 403 B.C. and the reform of the alphabet in Attica, after that date,
>and gives in two other columns the "approxomately correct pronunciation"
>(as he puts it) and the pronunciation in general use in english speaking
>countries when it differs from the reconstructed pronunciation. You might
>find his descriptions of the sounds illustrated from English, French, and
>German words very useful.
Cool! I'll take a look at that, if Duke has it.
>The value of this is that he avoids a great deal of technical jargon.
Especially cool ;->
>And would you send me the URL for your Greek course to me at
><ekrentz@lstc.edu>. I have easier access to the WWW there than at home
>[fiber optic over copper cable].
Sure - it is the URL called "Little Greek 101" in my signature.
Jonathan