[Biblical-languages] Consonantal iota
Peter Kirk
peter.r.kirk at ntlworld.com
Wed Aug 13 12:37:55 EDT 2003
On 13/08/2003 11:01, biblang at ntresources.com wrote:
> I've responded to Peter K's queries below.
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> Rodney J. Decker, Th.D., Assoc. Professor/NT
> Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA, USA
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Kirk
> > [mailto:peter.r.kirk.at.ntlworld.com at biblang.at.ntresources.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:49 AM
> > To: Biblical Languages
> > Subject: Re: [Biblical-languages] Consonantal iota
> >
> >
> > On 13/08/2003 06:22, biblang at ntresources.com wrote:
> >
> > >How is consonantal iota to be represented in Unicode? There is no ...
>
> > Is this character, as a distinct character, used in any actual texts or
> > as a regular representation, or only as a local convention
> > within these particular publications?
>
> I've been pursuing this on the b-greek list as to concerns appropriate
> there. Here seems to be the verdict. Carl Conrad explains the
> character thus:
>
> > There are in fact three consonantal sounds that were in older
> inscriptions once
> > actually represented by written characters or that have been
> inferred as once
> > present to have caused phonetic changes of a regular kind in the
> evolved spelling
> > and pronunciation of words. ...
>
Well, which of these applies to the consonantal yod? Was it represented
in older inscriptions by written characters, or is it just inferred?
Carl's document doesn't talk about this, only about phonology. That's
the crucial issue. If this character was used in actual texts, it needs
a standard representation. If not, if its existence is only inferred,
you may as well use one combination for Mounce and another one for Smyth.
--
Peter Kirk
peter at qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
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