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The pronunciation of Greek; accent and quantity. A philological inquiry

Chapter 1: THE PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK; ACCENT AND QUANTITY.
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The author investigates how Greek should be pronounced by tracing historical practices, assessing arguments from earlier scholars, and examining living Greek speech and ancient grammatical evidence. He addresses the relations between accent and vowel quantity, and the challenges these pose for poetic meter and elocution, critiques arbitrary pedagogical conventions, and proposes practical recommendations for teachers and students to reconcile contemporary pronunciation with classical metrics. The inquiry combines philological analysis, comparison of traditions, and attention to educational application.

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Title: The pronunciation of Greek; accent and quantity. A philological inquiry

Author: John Stuart Blackie

Release date: January 15, 2023 [eBook #69810]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Sutherland and Knox, 1852

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THE
PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK;
ACCENT AND QUANTITY.

A PHILOLOGICAL INQUIRY.

BY
JOHN STUART BLACKIE,

PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

EDINBURGH: SUTHERLAND AND KNOX.

LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.
MDCCCLII.

EDINBURGH: T. CONSTABLE,
PRINTER TO HER MAJESTY.

Sit omnibus rebus suum senium, sua juventus; et ut verba verbis, sic etiam sonis sonos succedere permittamus.”—Bishop Gardiner.

This new pronunciation hath since prevailed, whereby we Englishmen speak Greek, and are able to understand one another, which nobody else can.”—Thomas Fuller.

Maxime cupio ut in omnibus Academiis nostris hodierna Græcorum pronuntiatio recipiatur.”—Boissonade.

Neque dubitamus quin Erasmus, si in tantam Græcæ pronuntiationis discrepantiam incidisset, vulgarem usum intactum et salvum reliquisset.”—Seyffarth.

Ich gebe der neugriechischen Aus-sprache im Ganzen bei weitem den Vorzug.”—Thiersch.

Neque enim de cœlo dilapsa ad nos pervenit Græcorum lingua, sed e patria sua una cum omnibus quæ habemus subsidiis, suo vestita cultu prodiit, quem tollere aut immutare velle esset imperium in linguam liberam exercere.”—Wetsten.

Die sogenannte Erasmische Aus-sprache, wie es in Deutschland erscheint, ist völlig grundlos, ein Gebilde man weiss nicht von wannen es kam, ein Gemische welches jeder sich zustutzt nach eigner Lust und Willkühr.”—Liscov.