tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135401445573664225.post3617196559093991643..comments2023-10-30T01:29:16.837-07:00Comments on Alef and Omega: When do corrections need to be made with language learners? When does Erasmian pronunciation cross the line and need to be corrected?Randall Buthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790556357991321207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135401445573664225.post-36137383408883191012009-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:37:00.000-07:00shalom tcblackglad to hear that you are delving in...shalom tcblack<BR/><BR/>glad to hear that you are delving into the language. On the '' diphthongs, we do have notes in the Living Koine Greek materials and the Epictetus booklet. Because the long/short vowel distinction had dropped out of the language, the diphthongs were being re-analyzed as vowel plus consonant, e.g., [αβ, αφ], where these were probably bilabials like Spanish, and then gradually labiodentals like like English [av, af]. Hopefully, we'll have a CD of John and 1 John ready by the end of this month.Randall Buthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790556357991321207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135401445573664225.post-30894238944836654602009-03-23T13:10:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:10:00.000-07:00Wow, that illustrates exactly why I've become more...Wow, that illustrates exactly why I've become more and more enamored with correcting the Erasmian pronunciation I was taught. <BR/><BR/>I've been pouring over that document you link, as well as cross checking the IPA sounds. Do the living koine materials delve more into this? <BR/><BR/>I'm missing some of the koine corrected Diphthongs - notably the υ combinations. Unless they are simply spoken separately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com