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On the Phonology and Orthography of the Thessalian Mid-Long Vowels
- Author(s):
- Matthew Scarborough (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Subject(s):
- Greek language, Inscriptions
- Item Type:
- Conference proceeding
- Conf. Title:
- 11th International Conference on Greek Linguistics
- Conf. Org.:
- University of the Aegean, Department of Mediterranean Studies
- Conf. Loc.:
- Rhodes, Greece
- Conf. Date:
- 26-29 September 2013
- Tag(s):
- Greek dialectology, historical phonology, orthography, Thessalian, vowel systems, Classical Greek language, Epigraphy
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6WR3X
- Abstract:
- In all attested periods of the Ancient Thessalian dialect there are two mid-long vowels, written as and in the archaic epichoric alphabet and and in the Ionic alphabet. Traditionally the Ionic alphabet spellings have been explained as raised mid-high vowels /eː/ and /oː/. This paper problematizes this assumption, examining evidence from inscriptions transitional between the two scripts, and proposes that the spellings and may be plausibly interpreted instead as a specifically Thessalian standardized orthography for central-mid vowels /e̞ː/ and /o̞ː/.
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- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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