For some time I've been bemused by the word UNIX, the name of a computer operating system, because it can be spelled out from the names of two letters of the Greek alphabet, XI and NU. Additionally, the two letters are simply spelled in order backwards. This set me thinking about ...
So, you're trying to learn how to say "Greek" in English, huh? It's a pretty straightforward word, but even simple things can be tricky when you're just starting out. Let's break it down so you can sound like a pro in no time. First things first, "Greek" is ...
Besides pronunciation of Latin letters and combinations of letters, the workbook teaches the ordering of the alphabet, which is important for future dictionary work. Knowledge of the diphthongs, also taught in the first level, provides the foundation for future understanding of long and short syllable...
Alala was the goddess of war-cry in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Polemos, who was the daemon of war. Soldiers would cry out her name as their battle began. Alala sounds like a fancy celebrity baby name. However, it’s reputed to stem from the screeches an owl makes. 53....
In addition to phonemic distinctions, English also has different words that are spelled differently but are pronounced identically (commonly called homonyms). For example: beet ‘a vegetable’ and beat ‘musical rhythm’. (It is also a verb, ‘to hit’.) The words “beet” and “beat” are...
Alexandros Pepekas Papadiamantis (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης; 4 March 1851 – 3 January 1911), also spelled Alexandros Papadiamandis, was an influential Greek novelist, short-story writer and poet. Birthplace: Skiathos, Greece Nationality: Greece Works: ...
Example: (+) OLE (Object Linking and Embedding, ΣύνδεσηκαιΕνσωμάτωσηΑντικειμένων) If the English text contains the spelled-out term, that full text will be translated to Greek and placed next to the acronym in parentheses the first time that ...
As mentioned in Sect.1, the SLR module accommodates two recognition tasks, namely that of isolated GSL signs within a medium-size vocabulary, developing separate models for numerals and non-numerals, and that of continuous sequences of fingerspelled letters of the Greek alphabet. Specifically, for...
Here is a tiny taste of my recent photos from the island of Limnos (also spelled Lemnos, in English). For those who missedthe last blog post, my husband and I stayed in my family house on this island, where my father hailed from. ...
complicated issue with a number of possibilities. In our paper we are using standard transliteration of CG and not a phonemic transcription, essentially making no claims about the pronunciation of the language but instead seeking to simply represent the written forms with Latin letters. We are ...