Oy veh, 'ere be a loverly can o'wurrumsAlan Bunning wrote:Yes, I was also taught that same system and am thankful for it, but have also come to realize its many deficiencies by reading this very forum. For example, I learned from Randall Buth that the educational establishment is not teaching the correct pronunciation of the original Greek language, and that was just one of many things I have learned here. So instead of perpetuating flawed systems of Middle Ages Greek, I am willing to move forward. Most of these things have been beaten to death before, so I am not trying to open a new can of worms here, nor do I expect the educational establishment to change.Wes Wood wrote:This is a good question, though forgive me for being off topic. Alan, I am also curious about what you are intending/wanting/thinking about doing and what your motives are for desiring to do so. You seem to have no qualms denigrating a system that has at the very least been up to the task of leading others to proficiency, so I suppose that is a partial reason.Stephen Hughes wrote:But what will you be teaching?
. . . . ..
just how does one define "correct pronunciation" and "original Greek language" ????
Mycenaean (Linear B)?, before the Dorian invasion (if that happened?), Homer (if he existed?), Socrates? Archimedes? Alexander? Matthew? Paul? Luke?, John (or whoever wrote whatever?) - there is no "correct pronunciation" or "original Greek language". We do the best we can - and Erasmian is pretty good, unless you want to try the Modern Greek route - and that has even greater problems.