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I don't speak or read Greek, but I do want to note that this counterexample does not prove there is no "huh"-like repair initiator in Greek. In American Englis
by mistersquid 6y ago
I don't speak or read Greek, but I do want to note that this counterexample does not prove there is no "huh"-like repair initiator in Greek.
In American English, there is "Eh?" "Huh?" and "Eh?" are similar in function but sound different.
- YeGoblynQueenne 6y agoThe "h" sound (/ɦ/, I think) does not exist in Greek, but I agree that "Eh" sounds closer to the Greek exclamation than "huh". On the other hand, the article seems to say that it's specifically "huh" that's universal. Anyway, I'm just curious to see how many counter-examples we can find.
- smogcutter 6y agoFunnily enough, Ancient Greek did have a leading h- sound. It’s since disappeared, along with tonal accents and some vowel sounds. I’m not sure the h itself is really necessary for the main argument, but possibly it got dropped somewhere along the way? That’s pure speculation though, I haven’t seen any evidence for that in print.