Greek language question
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| - | '''Greek''' is an [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] language with a documented history of 3,500 years, the longest of any single [[language]] in that language family. | + | The '''Greek language question''' was a dispute about whether the language of the Greek people ([[Demotic Greek]]) or a cultivated imitation of [[Ancient Greek]] (''[[katharevousa]]'') should be the official language of the Greek nation. It was a highly controversial topic in the 19th and 20th centuries and was finally resolved in 1976, when demotic was made the official language. The language phenomenon in question—which also occurs elsewhere in the world—is called [[diglossia]]. |
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| - | * [[Ancient Greek]] | + | * [[Demotic Greek]] |
| - | * [[Greek literature]] | + | * [[Katharevousa]] |
| - | * [[Greek language question]] | + | * [[Norwegian language conflict]] – a similar, ongoing dispute in Norway |
| - | * [[Greek substrate language]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of Greek words with English derivatives]] | + | |
| - | * [[Greek to me|That's Greek to me (expression)]] | + | |
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The Greek language question was a dispute about whether the language of the Greek people (Demotic Greek) or a cultivated imitation of Ancient Greek (katharevousa) should be the official language of the Greek nation. It was a highly controversial topic in the 19th and 20th centuries and was finally resolved in 1976, when demotic was made the official language. The language phenomenon in question—which also occurs elsewhere in the world—is called diglossia.
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See also
- Demotic Greek
- Katharevousa
- Norwegian language conflict – a similar, ongoing dispute in Norway
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