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The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting importance in the European canon. Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science and philosophy were originally composed.
Greek is an Indo-European language, the sole surviving descendant of the Hellenic sub-family. Although it split off from other Indo-European languages around the 3rd millennium BCE (or possibly before), it is first attested in the Bronze Age as Mycenaean Greek.
30 paź 2024 · Greek language, Indo-European language spoken primarily in Greece. It has a long and well-documented history—the longest of any Indo-European language—spanning 34 centuries. There is an Ancient phase, subdivided into a Mycenaean period (texts in syllabic script attested from the 14th to the 13th.
9 lut 2024 · Learn about the unique and continuous evolution of the Greek language from ancient to modern times, its role in culture and science, and its relation to other Indo-European languages. Explore the historical periods, scripts, and features of the Greek language with examples and sources.
24 kwi 2012 · An overview of the history and linguistic features of Greek from the Bronze Age to the present, with references to key works and sources. Learn about the Indo-European affiliation, the dialects, the koiné, and the cultural impact of Greek.
9 lut 2024 · The evolution from Mycenaean Greek, through the dialectical diversity of Ancient Greek, to the commonality of Hellenistic Koine, and onto the complexities of Medieval and Modern Greek, highlights the adaptability and resilience of the Greek language across millennia.
Learn how the Greek language developed from the ancient Linear A and B to the modern Dimotiki and Katharevousa. Discover the role of the Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine and Modern periods in shaping the Greek culture and identity.
