When you think of the Greek language, you don’t necessarily think of the Polynesian languages, do you? However, the connection between Greek and the Polynesian languages of the Pacific is a niche topic that sparks the imagination, as it...
The unique quality of the Greek language lies in the fact that the phoneme of a word and the meaning of that word are mostly identical.
The signifier and the signified are two important terms in the use of language....
Imagine for a moment human history as a river, where the Greek language is not just a small and narrow stream but a deep and forceful current that has enriched the English language over the course of time with...
Hundreds of diaspora academics are calling on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to reverse its exclusion of the Greek language. In an open letter, hundreds of professors, academics, authors, educators, researchers, publishers, and members of the global intellectual community...
The Greek alphabet has changed in many ways over the course of its existence. This is hardly surprising, given that the Greeks have been using it for nearly three millennia. One way in which it has changed is that...
Greek is one of the oldest recorded living languages of the world, with a truly rich history that spans over 3,000 years.
While Ancient Greek and Modern Greek represent very different stages of the development of this fascinating language, they...
The International Symposium titled "The Greek Language Online in Times of Crisis: Challenges & Prospects" concluded with great success at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Brookline, Massachusetts. The event brought together world-class academics to examine the evolution of the...
Many of the unique regional dialects of Greece are at great risk of extinction. Experts are aiming to reverse such an unfortunate development.
A large number of regional dialects in Greece are endangered due to multiple factors, such as urbanization,...
The word “empathy” carries a curious linguistic history in meaning that stretches across centuries and languages. It once existed in Greek as empathia (εμπάθεια), a term associated with emotion and inner movement. Today, English uses “empathy” to describe understanding...
