A Corpus Study of Attic Greek Alpha, Iota and Upsilon Cory Robinson
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A Corpus Study of Attic Greek Alpha, Iota and Upsilon
Cory Robinson
Attic VowelsShortLongAEIOY
Attic VowelsShortLongAEHIOY
Minimal PairsAllen (1987)such contrasts are rareno more numerous than true homonymsthe context will in any case seldom have left room for ambiguity
Minimal PairsExample from German/x/[] [x]
Minimal PairsExample from German/x/[] [x]HoweverKuhchen (little cow) [|khu:n]Kuchen (cake) [|khu:xn]
Phonemic or Allophonic?
Phonemic or Allophonic?Allen (1987)Primarily concerned with phoneticsTeodorsson (1974)Sequences of identical phonemesWoodard (1997)Vowel length is phonemic in Greek
Phonemic or Allophonic?Complementary Distribution
The Corpus
The CorpusLysias (c. 445 380 B.C.)Attic oratorEveryday speechOration 32: Against Diogeiton700 words1,600 syllables
The Corpus
The Corpus
The CorpusVowel LengthFirst marked c. 400 200 B.C.PoetryAccent
The CorpusSortingBy syllableAll syllables togetherFor any factors correlating to the length of alpha, iota, upsilon
Results
ResultsShortLongA85%15%I90%10%Y85%15%E/H68%32%O/62%38%
ConclusionDistinction is phonemicNo need for new letters
Future WorkBigger corpusHistorical factors
