The pronunciation of ancient greek is not known from direct observation but determined.
Attic greek words.
There are also several historical forms.
Attic greek is the greek dialect of the ancient city state of athens of the ancient dialects it is the most similar to later greek and is the standard form of the language that is studied in ancient greek language courses attic greek is sometimes included in the ionic dialect together attic and ionic are the primary influences on modern greek.
Ancient greek was a pluricentric language divided into many dialects the main dialect groups are attic and ionic aeolic arcadocypriot and doric many of them with several subdivisions some dialects are found in standardized literary forms used in literature while others are attested only in inscriptions.
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Attic greek was the dialect of greek spoken in and around the ancient city state of athens.
A minor player in the mediterranean athens rose to prominence in the 6th and 5th centuries bc transforming into the cultural and intellectual epicenter of the ancient world.
Preface the english greek lexicon here presented contains features which i trust will render it acceptable both to teachers and to learnersthe vocabulary has been compiled from attic authors of the best period.
Ancient greek phonology is the reconstructed phonology or pronunciation of ancient greek this article mostly deals with the pronunciation of the standard attic dialect of the fifth century bc used by plato and other classical greek writers and touches on other dialects spoken at the same time or earlier.
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So little composition is attempted nowadays outside the range of attic that i have refrained from introducing words and phrases that belong to other dialects.
Athens was the cradle of democracy and the birthplace of some of the greatest.
Pronunciation guide provides information and examples including audio for the pronunciation of the sounds of ancient attic greek.
In other words koine greek can be regarded as attic with the admixture of elements especially from ionic but also from other dialects.