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gmut
Newbie ![]() Joined: 14 January 2007 Location: Greece Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
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Hi all, langer pointed out today that the first two parts of the Greek course cover the demotiki and only the last part, 25 units, cover the katharevousa. I have to confess that I just looked at part 3 thinking that it would be the more advanced level and it was precisely that part that covers katharevousa. I withdraw the comments I made about the language used in the course. The only difference between the language used in the FSI course and the one actually written and spoken today is some spelling rules and the fact that only one of the accents is currently used.
I apologize to all for having jumped into conclusions by just checking one volume out of 3 and confused you.
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andrew
Newbie ![]() Joined: 10 July 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
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Hi,
I would just like to know if the average person on the street in Greece would understand katharevousa? Or would it appear to be as archaic as the English "thou art" instead of "you are" etc? I mean if someone were studying Greek would it be worth learning the material in part 3?
Thanks,
Andrew
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gmut
Newbie ![]() Joined: 14 January 2007 Location: Greece Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
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The average person on the street in Greece can understand many things in katharevousa but not everything. The older the person the more they might understand. The only spoken form of katharevousa nowadays is the one used in church, and that used by some elderly scholars. It's indeed a beautiful language, but hard to learn for a foreigner because it's not really spoken any more.
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