On the Phonology and Orthography of the Thessalian Mid-Long Vowels
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In all attested periods of the Ancient Thessalian dialect there are two mid-long vowels, written as <E> and <O> in the archaic epichoric alphabet and <EI> and <OY> 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 <ΕΙ> and <ΟΥ> may be plausibly interpreted instead as a specifically Thessalian standardized orthography for central-mid vowels /eː̞ / and /o̞ː/.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 11th International Conference on Greek Linguistics (Rhodes, 26-29 September 2013): Selected Papers / Πρακτικά |
Editors | G. Kotzoglou, K. Nikolou, E. Karantzola, K. Frantzi, I. Galantomos, M. Georgalidou, V. Kourti-Kazoullis, Ch. Papadopoulou, E. Vlachou |
Place of Publication | Rhodes |
Publisher | University of the Aegean |
Publication date | 2014 |
Pages | 1535-1548 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-960-87197-9-8 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
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