How do you pronounce "Koine"?
/kˈɔɪneɪ/ according to the LPD, with the possibility of the final diphthong becoming / i:/ or / i/. The Cambridge Pronunciation dictionary agrees, but says that in AmE the stress may be on the second syllable.
Originally Posted by fivejedjon /kˈɔɪneɪ/ according to the LPD, with the possibility of the final diphthong becoming / i:/ or / i/. The Cambridge Pronunciation dictionary agrees, but says that in AmE the stress may be on the second syllable. Correctamundo.
Originally Posted by fivejedjon /kˈɔɪneɪ/ Sorry - the stress mark should, of course, have been before the /k/, not after it.
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