
Published online:
01 September 2007
Published in print:
23 March 2006
Online ISBN:
9780191707292
Print ISBN:
9780199279609
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1.1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction
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1.2 Accents without accent marks 1.2 Accents without accent marks
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1.3 Grammarians 1.3 Grammarians
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1.3.1 Herodian 1.3.1 Herodian
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1.3.2 Basis of the grammatical tradition (i): words belonging to Hellenistic Koine 1.3.2 Basis of the grammatical tradition (i): words belonging to Hellenistic Koine
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1.3.3 Basis of the grammatical tradition (ii): words that did not survive into Hellenistic Koine 1.3.3 Basis of the grammatical tradition (ii): words that did not survive into Hellenistic Koine
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1.3.4 Basis of the grammatical tradition (iii): words for which Hellenistic Koine had a variant form 1.3.4 Basis of the grammatical tradition (iii): words for which Hellenistic Koine had a variant form
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1.3.5 Basis of the grammatical tradition (iv): was the accentuation of archaic words known from a continuous oral tradition? 1.3.5 Basis of the grammatical tradition (iv): was the accentuation of archaic words known from a continuous oral tradition?
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1.3.5.1 ἀλεωρή ‘escape’, ἐλπωρή ‘hope’, and θαλπωρή ‘warming’ 1.3.5.1 ἀλεωρή ‘escape’, ἐλπωρή ‘hope’, and θαλπωρή ‘warming’
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1.3.5.2 δηϊοτής and ἀνδροτής 1.3.5.2 δηϊοτής and ἀνδροτής
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1.3.6 Grammarians: summary 1.3.6 Grammarians: summary
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1.4 Papyri 1.4 Papyri
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1.5 Fragments of ancient Greek music 1.5 Fragments of ancient Greek music
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1.6 The manuscript tradition 1.6 The manuscript tradition
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1.7 Early medieval Greek accentuation 1.7 Early medieval Greek accentuation
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1.8 Conclusions 1.8 Conclusions
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Chapter
1 Evidence for the Greek Accent
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Pages
15–52
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Published:March 2006
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Probert, Philomen, 'Evidence for the Greek Accent', Ancient Greek Accentuation: Synchronic Patterns, Frequency Effects, and Prehistory, Oxford Classical Monographs (Oxford , 2006; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Sept. 2007), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199279609.003.0002, accessed 6 May 2025.
Abstract
This chapter surveys the evidence for ancient Greek accentuation, beginning with the interest in accents shown by ancient authors preceding or standing outside the main grammatical tradition relating to accentuation. The ancient grammarians themselves provide the basis for most other sources of evidence, and are treated in particular detail (especially Herodian). The other sources surveyed are accent marks in papyri; fragments of ancient Greek music displaying correlations between word accents and musical melody; accentuation of medieval manuscripts; and the evidence for early medieval accentuation provided by prose rhythm and poetic metre.
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ancient grammarians, Herodian, ancient Greek music, papyri, manuscripts, medieval accentuation
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