The Pronunciation of Latin qu and gu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11113553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E H Sturtevant (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1939 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 221 |
| Publication date | 1939-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/409104 |
| OpenAlex | W2319895773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
When the Greeks borrowed the alphabet they took over the Semitic qoph as well as kaph , and they employed the former before back vowels (e.g. Corinthian hí oμ∈s, κα óν) , but in the course of time was crowded out by κ. Scholars have inferred that the extra letter served no useful purpose, because there was no phonemic difference between κ before back vowels and in other positions. Similarly the Etruscans borrowed both and κ from the Greeks, and on some early Etruscan inscriptions the use of q is limited in the same way as Gk. , while k is used only before the vowel a
Linguistics · Pronunciation · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |