Conlangery #88: Ancient Greek (natlang)
Conlangery Podcast
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Ancient Greek Diacritics - What Are They?
Greek diacritics were inventions by Alexandrian librarians who were in the business of recording ancient literature. If you look at any early inscriptions, there are no accent marks. The diacritic system and the various breathing marks all came later.
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