How long did it take you to master unaspirated consonants? This is one of the major obstacles that deter people from pursuing the reconstructed Attic pronunciation.
well, sometimes when uploading the video the compressor (of TH-cam) cuts the attacks of some letters (mostly φ,χ,θ) and it sounds like in modern Greek. Here I hear after 30" two φ's more like ϕ (labial without the attack, the π at the beginning) in the words σφοδρότητι and ἀπόστροφον. The rest is OK (ph). It might be an error though, however in that period it wouldn't historically be strange to use ϕ's, but it's not on purpose in this case. If the lips don't close completely one gets this ϕ instead of the π+h.
@@Podium-arts Ah that makes sense, because I did notice the χ sounding a bit like /x/. I still struggle with the aspirate consonants so I pay extra attention to them. Thank you so much for the explanation!
How long did it take you to master unaspirated consonants? This is one of the major obstacles that deter people from pursuing the reconstructed Attic pronunciation.
It took some time to visualise and understand the mechanism, but after this it was a matter of practice. Not only of the unaspirated consonants...
I am kind of relating this vaguely to quantum mechanics I dont know how exactly 😅😊
Should that come from the ambiguity which accompanies both ?
φ sounds like f, or is it more emphasis on the h of ph?
well, sometimes when uploading the video the compressor (of TH-cam) cuts the attacks of some letters (mostly φ,χ,θ) and it sounds like in modern Greek. Here I hear after 30" two φ's more like ϕ (labial without the attack, the π at the beginning) in the words σφοδρότητι and ἀπόστροφον. The rest is OK (ph). It might be an error though, however in that period it wouldn't historically be strange to use ϕ's, but it's not on purpose in this case. If the lips don't close completely one gets this ϕ instead of the π+h.
@@Podium-arts Ah that makes sense, because I did notice the χ sounding a bit like /x/. I still struggle with the aspirate consonants so I pay extra attention to them. Thank you so much for the explanation!
@Neoprototype just try saying the p, t, k with the feeling that the thick air puff comes from the breast not from high (from just the mouth)