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in reply to a message by Loxandra
"There's only one pronunciation, not a modern"
Uhm, yeah it is. It's the MODERN Greek pronunciation, Ancient Greek didn't have the 'i' sound as much as Greek now has...
Uhm, yeah it is. It's the MODERN Greek pronunciation, Ancient Greek didn't have the 'i' sound as much as Greek now has...
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no really
you see Ancient Greek was spokken in Greece since '68 as the formal language of the nation
you see Ancient Greek was spokken in Greece since '68 as the formal language of the nation
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What I mean is that no one knows the exact pronunication used 2000 years ago, just like no one really knows what latin would have sounded like exactly. I do know that modern Greek has more 'i' sounds than Ancient Greek had.
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Who really knows?
But…at some places in Greece where were not under the Roman Turks or German we can have the evidence that we want about the pronunciation and the spelling of some words and that is where we –the persons who work with philology and etymology- find the evidence we need about our studies as for the ei- sound it is an ancient I sound (if I expressed right)
Anyway I am not to *get into you*
But…at some places in Greece where were not under the Roman Turks or German we can have the evidence that we want about the pronunciation and the spelling of some words and that is where we –the persons who work with philology and etymology- find the evidence we need about our studies as for the ei- sound it is an ancient I sound (if I expressed right)
Anyway I am not to *get into you*
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Yeah you expressed it right, I understand. I'm not sure about your theory though, because language changes whether there is outside influence or not, but I agree to the part that there can be indication to ancient pronunciations. As to what Kleio really would have sounded like, I don't know. I was just sightly amused by your intial comment, bc of the little I do know about pronunciation differences in Greek.
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well
I really don’t understand how I must *take* the last line…I really can’t understand from net…well I will have a good faith at peoples (very difficult for me) and I wouldn’t felt insulted…
I really don’t understand how I must *take* the last line…I really can’t understand from net…well I will have a good faith at peoples (very difficult for me) and I wouldn’t felt insulted…
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The name is listed as Ancient Greek and you give the modern Greek pronunication while stating that there's only one pronunciation, not a modern or something. That was the amusing part for me, which isn't a personal insult, but I do find contradictions or things that seem like contradictions funny. Pop songs for example are filled with it and I always find it entertaining. Probably shoulsn't have said it, for the exact reason you gave; this aren't easy in communicating over the internet.
btw puppy looks like Tumbler or Humphrey to me
btw puppy looks like Tumbler or Humphrey to me
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I didn't start this
I was repling at Akis who said that we need "modern pronnounciation"...
I was repling at Akis who said that we need "modern pronnounciation"...
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I didn't blame you for anything just now. No probs as far as I'm concerned.
edit: said I read Akis' post, but obviously didn't.
edit: said I read Akis' post, but obviously didn't.
This message was edited 11/19/2008, 4:47 AM
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