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Three Ways Greek Has Influenced Other Languages

Three Ways Greek Has Influenced Other Languages

[ 0 ] March 16, 2016 |

By Sarah-Claire Jordan Greece has long been a culture and society that others have looked to in order to organize new societies. Greek mythology, philosophy, and more have been the inspiration for so many things in Western culture, and if it weren’t for that we would not have the society we have today. A huge […]

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Four Vernacular Languages of Cyprus

Four Vernacular Languages of Cyprus

[ 0 ] January 6, 2016 |

By Sarah-Claire Jordan Cyprus is a country that is a mix of different cultures. Settled by Greeks, ruled by Britain, and later invaded by Turkey, not to mention its proximity to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt, it’s no wonder it ended up becoming such a melting pot. Despite so much outside influence, however, Cyprus managed […]

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Three Ways Turkish Influenced Cappadocian Greek

Three Ways Turkish Influenced Cappadocian Greek

By Sarah-Claire Jordan Cappadocian Greek is a dialect of Greek that originally developed in a region of Turkey known as Cappadocia. It was at one point a part of the Byzantine empire, which was just a part of the Roman empire where many people spoke Greek. Originally, this would have been Byzantine Greek, whose influence […]

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Six Varieties of Greek You Should Know About

Six Varieties of Greek You Should Know About

By Sarah-Claire Jordan Greek is one of those languages that you hear referenced all the time in terms of literature and history, but maybe never looked any further into it. It happens to be the only Indo-European language with a written record 34 centuries old. The Greek writing system has been used for almost all […]

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The Corfu Dialects: A Historical Medley

The Corfu Dialects: A Historical Medley

The sands of time sift through your hands, grainy as they fall back onto the sparkling beach, clearly distinguishable from the shimmering turquoise water enveloping the massive green peaks that form the Ionian island. This is not the opening scene of “Pirates of the Caribbean 5” or “Prince of Persia 2”, but a place where […]

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Whistled Languages: A Disappearing Relic from Antia, Greece

Whistled Languages: A Disappearing Relic from Antia, Greece

[ 1 ] October 14, 2013 |

Imagine two old ladies who have just mouthed their dentures. The first is readying to give her most esthetic smile, the second whistles for room service to hurry up. There’s a chance the second lady is Greek from a particular village in the southeastern corner of the island of Evia. The collection of scattered stone […]

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The English Classical Inheritance

The English Classical Inheritance

As it happened to Latin in relation to Romance languages, varieties of English have developed autonomously during centuries, shaping into different languages. Some linguists consider this being the cause of the death of English, while others address this issue as a natural consequence of usage. What is sure is that, generally speaking, Natural languages are […]

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A Look At Language Families

A Look At Language Families

March 23, 2011 |

There are approximately 6,912 living languages in the world today. Most languages belong to larger language groups or families, which is a group of similar or related languages that developed from a common ancestor, referred to as protolanguage (“proto” means “early” in Greek). Let’s take a look at a few major language groups, including an […]

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