Language, vocal organs and barbarophonoi
Strabo (14.2.28), commenting on the Homeric term barbarophonoi, upholds the onomatopoeic origin of barbaros and outlines an history of its usage, which goes from the meaning of “speak roughly” to the one of “mispronunciation” of Greek. In order to interpret the passage, pertinent texts from the medi...
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Coimbra University Press
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Humanitas |
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| Online Access: | https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/humanitas/article/view/8924 |