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An Essay on the Modern Pronunciation of the Greek and Latin Languages

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Produktbeschreibung

This 1827 publication, praised by Wordsworth as 'most ingenious', seeks to correct the modern mispronunciation of ancient Greek and Latin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781108067140
• ISBN-10: 110806714X
• Artikelnr.: 40558917

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Ancient accent
2. Modern system of pronouncing the two ancient languages
3. Pronunciation of the ancient feet according to accent
4. Pronunciation of the ancient feet according to quantity
5. English and Italian feet that correspond with those in Greek and Latin
6. Ictus metricus, arsis, and thesis
7. Ambiguity
8. Caesura
9. Ease and distinctness of articulation
10. Elisions in Greek and Latin
11. Elisions in English, French, and Italian
12. Accentual system considered with regard to the rhythm
13. Restoration of ancient accent impossible
14. Pronunciation according to quantity in prose
15. On a new mode of pronouncing the ancient languages
16. Conclusion
Index.