New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-25
PHILOLOGY.

PATHOLOGY.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN PHILo-
LOGICAL AssOCIATION-SUCH AND sO-THE
PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUNBt
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 23.-The fourth ses-
sion of this body of Lnguiss ia now held
in this city. The occasion has attracted large
number OF the distinguished scholars OF the
country. Among these are ex-President A. Caswen
of Brown University well known by his scientific pub
locations; Prof. ]. d. Whitney Of HewHaven, the dis
tnguished Orientalist; Prof j. Hammond TrumbUl OF
Hartford and Prof L. c. Morgan OF Rochester both OF
whom distinguished for their acquaintance with the
aboriginal languages, the former being the only living
scholar able to read Eot's Bibe Chancellor Crosby OF
the NewYork University, well known to scholars as the
editor OF an edition OF the Bdpas TWannus
and OF several other Greek works; Prof. A.
c. Rendrick Of Rochester and Prof. Hadey OF Yale
who occupy foremost places among our Greek scholars
Prof A. Hardness the anthor Of several popular gram
mars Prof. Geo. W. Samson President OF Rutgers
Female College. and the author OF several esthetic
books Profs. Greene March, and Comfort and others
who occupy high places In the world Of pathological re-
search.
The members OF tho Association convened In the
Chapel OF Brown University to-day at p. m. Prof w.
W. Goodwin of Harvard, the President Of the Associ-
alton being absent the chair was taken by Prof. A C.
Kendrick Of Rochester the first vcePresident of the
tiles of the University, the local committee,
and the citizens of Providence generally, well
coined the Association to the halls Of the University and
the hospitality of the homes and public institutions of
| Providence. and bid them God speed in their work
Prof Kendrck replied. expressing the thanks Of tn
hope that the citizens would find some interest attaching
| to the discussions, and cordially invited their
Cation; Robert Keep Of Hartford ,,, and
Secretaries Prof H. G. Weston the Rev. Dr. Riddle OF
Hartford, Prot J. L. Lincoln, MerricG Lyon, esq. W. H.
| Prof Henry Barnard, HartfOrd Prof. ". Dimmoek
Quincy, Mass, and the Rev. Geo r. Entler, Franklin
| n Y, were proposed and received as new members
Prof Trumbul read the Treasurers report which was
The citizens OF New-Haven having contributed 500 to
the fund for publishing the last years transactions,
was instructed distribute 100 copies among the
tributOrs. The Executive Committee recommended the
formation OF section OF Linguistic Pedagogcs to which
all papers those subjects shall be referred. and the
These Recommendations were adopted letter was read
the 'HH sH that after Ons
Of labor he mad completed his Chppawa grammar, OF
stated his willingness continue his abors in preparing
| grammars of the Cree Algonquin, and other Indian
| SUCH AND SO.
paper prep AIRED by Charles A. Brsted, esq, on
The Erroneous and Doubtful Uses Of the word Such"
was read by Prof. Trumbul The paper detailed many
improper applications of the word by the members OF
the press and others sometimes 1t used instead OF the
adverb $50" The writer considered that this
| usage was often logically accurate. even though
dramatically incorrect. This feeling has led some TO
ignore grammatical rules In the use of this word Thus
writer in The Nev York Epening Posi- had maintained
that such tall trees" as good English as those
editor had found no fault with his conclusions The
writer illustrated his views by several examples as,
| saw such tall trees This would be ungram-
beOs%ss sTsh" spp6Ss to the tGGS
or modify the adjectye The speaker simply regards
never saw trees 50 tall" Second traveller describes
some degraded beings by saying. :" never saw such
sary; 80" would contradict and compicate his mean
ing the particle would not enhance the adjective but
snd and SSrn nSs the
speaking OF San1oslism IGugssm &e3 one one
barous practices" according to tho old grammarians,
such Is wrongly applied and yet as barbarous prac-
quasi logical justification. The writer drew the following
conclusions: a. When the particle Of comparison APP
plies directly 10 the adjective and enhances or intens
fies its meaning must be used. a. When the part
Gle does not intensity the adjective and may be directly
81 When the particle refers directly to the adjective and
enhances it, but the adjective and substantive together
equivalent TO and synonymous with familiar sub
stantive the strict grammar requires so; we may use
such in familiar speech and writing
Prof ]. Hadey OF Yale read suggestive paper, Of
which the following Is an abstract:
TIE BYZANTINE PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK.
manuscript in the Bodlean Library consists Of few
leaves containing passages from the Greek text Of the
are found in codex made up Of various pieces which
was described by Ii. wanley in the second volume OF
Hckess Thesaurus published in 1905. Hckes himself in
preface, called attention to the considerations OF
the septuagnt, and some specimens, Is in
ALL These specimens have been reprinted In
corrected form by Mr.. A. j. Ellis in the first volume
OF his Early English Pronunciation, (pp 527 where
they are used 10 throw Light the sounds of the
AnglO.SaxOn They throw light also on the current
Greek pronunciation OF the time in which they were
written. mr. G. Waring, writing 10 Mr. Ellis, refers
them to the latter part OF the tenth century they arose.
he thinks from the communication Of Greeks and En-
gsh at the court OF Otho H. OF Germany whose wife
strong the manuscript is PROBABLY not recent
than that date.
Prof Hadley indicated how the pronunciation OF sew
eral OF Greek vOwels and dphth0ngs, and OF
the cOnsonants was determined by this manuscript.
Evidently the pronunciation differs widely from that Of
tbe modern Greeks; especially Is the itacsm Of the
nodern pronunatiOn which cOnfounds several vowels
ana hOngs vowel sound, not c0untenanced by
lila writer Ii observed. Also that the codex In
which this manuscript IL found contains three
other pieces remarkable for the Welsh CLOSES which
they soNglOsses which Zcuss, in his Grammatca Gel
tea regards as oldest monuments OF the Welsh Ian
ing OF the ninth CENTURY Possibly, these considerations
of the Sen Luagint may have been written by Welsh
hnnd out that supp0sitiOn would require little change
in the nfereuces before drawn from the manuscript
dcsuOry debate sprung up an Reference 10 the sub
ect OF both tn So papers, IN winch PfOs Hewitt
ual, whitney, Crosby, ooYali, Haley, and u largo
uu Bbtr the members participated The debate was
marked by considerable acun.eU, Wit, aud the best Of
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