Patisteas, one of its most recognisable and respected figures, whose decades-long dedication to the Greek language and ...

Romeyka, a relative of the Modern Greek language, has a shrinking population of speakers in Turkey, but a helping hand from scholars and the general public may help it survive. Thousands of languages ...

In the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, fictional Greek-American small business owner Gus Portokalos repeatedly issues a bold linguistic challenge: “Give me a word—any word—and I’ll show you how the ...

The history of Modern Greek at Harvard University began in 1828, just a few years after the Greek War of Independence started.

A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...

The bilingual volume A New History of Greek-Australian Literature by Dr Konstandina Dounis offers the most comprehensive ...

Greek language and literature examines the ancient Greek language, literature and culture, as well as research focused on them and their residual effects. Classical Greek language and literature have ...

You may remember a line in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding when the character Gus Portokalos boasts to someone, "Say any word, and I'll tell you how the root of that word is Greek." This assertion ...

The fascination with Greek culture can be traced to the early modern period, from the Renaissance until the eighteenth century. During this era, European scholars – and later educated elites and a ...

Archive photo shows a sculpture of the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite on display at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. Photo: DPA German speakers probably know more Greek than they think. Here's a run ...