Re: W in Greek (was: Modern Greek)

From: Ruud Harmsen (realemailseesite01_at_rudhar.com)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:29:44 +0200

27 Aug 2004 05:01:40 -0700: ndsg_mmii@yahoo.co.uk (Nigel Greenwood):
in sci.lang:

>Sorry, I didn't pick this up the first time round. Yes, the G is
>supposed to be there: it's quite a common transliteration of (part of)
>the W sound in English (remember, the Greek G is [G], not [g]). Try
>doing a google search for Gouíliams in the Greek script.

For a very good introduction to Modern Greek, including its
pronunciation see:
http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/lan/greek.htm
http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/lan/grkphon.htm
http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/harry/lan/grphdetl.htm 

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