Re: Gignac, and Egyptian Greek phonemics

• To: Edward Hobbs <EHOBBS@wellesley.edu>
• Subject: Re: Gignac, and Egyptian Greek phonemics
• From: Frederick Knobloch <fknobloc@sas.upenn.edu>
• Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 10:43:11 -0400 (EDT)
• Cc: b-greek@virginia.edu
• In-Reply-To: <01HCDI5ZTEBM90OUN9@WELLESLEY.EDU> from "Edward Hobbs" at May 15, 94 04:56:58 pm
• Posted-Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 10:43:12 -0400

Edward Hobbs wrote:
> 
> I still have a problem of method for the so-called filtering out of Egyptian
> phonemics.  Some instances of this are fairly obvious; but to label any
> pronunciation not in Attic and not in modern pronunciation moves too
> easily.  

Yes, but these weren't the only criteria mentioned; the other was that the
pronunciation can be explained by means of Egyptian phonology.  There is
also a historical angle, viz. whether the pronunciation coincides with the
period of Greek-Egyptian _Mischkultur_. 

Fritz Knobloch
U. of Penn.

• Gignac, and Egyptian Greek phonemics
• From: Edward Hobbs <EHOBBS@wellesley.edu>

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