Hello,
I've been learning Greek for a little while and had always assumed that the grave accent was not to be pronounced at all, because, as my textbook literally explains, "it is there only to indicate the absence of a deleted acute accent".
However I've read on Wikipedia that no one knows for sure how the grave accent is to be pronounced, and that some scholars believe it should be pronounced as a weakened acute pitch.
I am a bit surprised by such diverging accounts and was hoping that someone could help me figure this out.
Thank you!
I've been learning Greek for a little while and had always assumed that the grave accent was not to be pronounced at all, because, as my textbook literally explains, "it is there only to indicate the absence of a deleted acute accent".
However I've read on Wikipedia that no one knows for sure how the grave accent is to be pronounced, and that some scholars believe it should be pronounced as a weakened acute pitch.
I am a bit surprised by such diverging accounts and was hoping that someone could help me figure this out.
Thank you!