When does acute change to grave?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:56 am
On Pharr page 4:
κᾱλαὶ βουλαὶ ἦσαν φίλαι
and
δεινὴ κλαγγὴ ἦν ἐν Χρύσῃ κᾱλῃ
why graves here?
κᾱλαὶ βουλαὶ ἦσαν φίλαι
and
δεινὴ κλαγγὴ ἦν ἐν Χρύσῃ κᾱλῃ
why graves here?
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:31 am
hi see pharr s550.
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:27 am
But I haven't see any oxytones here.
βουλαὶ is graved. So is κλαγγὴ.
And esan is circumflex, philai's acute is not on the last syllable.
WHY...
βουλαὶ is graved. So is κλαγγὴ.
And esan is circumflex, philai's acute is not on the last syllable.
WHY...
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:05 am
hi, boulai/ and klaggh/ are oxytones. in a sentence, the acute accents will turn into graves, other than in the situations set out in pharr s550.
watch the accents here:
boulai\ kai\ klaggh/.
klaggh\ kai\ boulai/.
it has to do with sound. the highest pitch in each of these sentences is the last syllable. the pitch in these sentences goes up up up &c to the end.
the grave accent warns you that the next syllable (in the next word) will be on a higher pitch. the acute is the opposite, it warns you that the next syllable will drop to a lower pitch.
watch the accents here:
boulai\ kai\ klaggh/.
klaggh\ kai\ boulai/.
it has to do with sound. the highest pitch in each of these sentences is the last syllable. the pitch in these sentences goes up up up &c to the end.
the grave accent warns you that the next syllable (in the next word) will be on a higher pitch. the acute is the opposite, it warns you that the next syllable will drop to a lower pitch.
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:17 am
Oh, got it. Methought 
oxytones change oxytones before itself to grave...
oxytones change oxytones before itself to grave...