[b-greek] Re: A question about koine pronunciation

From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 11 2000 - 11:52:06 EST


I think this was meant for the list rather than for me personally.

>From: Denispelmore@aol.com
>Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:12:20 EST
>Subject: Re: [b-greek] Re: A question about koine pronunciation
>To: cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu
>
>i have studied modern greek alongside the koini and have found this very
>rewarding. It is very easy to acquire a consistent pronunciation of
>greek words with the help of tapes supporting a course book and it is also
>not long before one acquires an instinctive appreciation of the rhythms of
>the speech. It becomes so much easier to hold the whole of a word in the
>interval between reading it and searching for it in the dictionary!
>Furthermore one shares a pronuciation with the whole of the Greek Orthodox
>Church.
>
>Denispelmore@aol.com

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