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Day: January 16, 2016

How do I teach myself the Byzantine/Medieval Greek language, i.e., around the 9th century?

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Posted in categories: Linguistics, Mediaeval Greek

Hm. Noone teaches Byzantine Greek as something distinct from Ancient Greek. That’s because for most purposes, it isn’t distinct. I’m going to go through a potted history of Byzantine Greek for others who might stumble on this question. There are three registers of Mediaeval Greek to consider; I’ll use Mediaeval to include Greek under Latin […]