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ATLASEllinofonia
The Circle Ελληνικά
EXPLOREΕΞΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗDraft under review

Where would you like to start?

Enter the Atlas through a question, a variety, a period, a place or a source. Every route leads to the same evidence.

The four pillars

  1. IThe Greek LanguageΗ Ελληνική ΓλώσσαThe origins, scripts, structure, history and standardisation of Greek, with Standard Modern Greek as common ground rather than the ancestor of the varieties.Open
  2. IIAncient GreekΑρχαία ΕλληνικάMycenaean, local written varieties, literary traditions and the transition to Koine, with every grouping attributed to the scholar who proposed it.Open
  3. IIIModern Greek VarietiesΝεοελληνικές ΠοικιλίεςRegional and community traditions of Greek, endangered forms, historical communities and the diaspora, each with its own limits and its own sources.Open
  4. IVComparative GreekΣυγκριτική ΕλληνικήSource based comparison across varieties, periods and published classifications, with the evidence visible in every cell.Open
  5. VLexiconsΛεξικάWords from every variety of Greek, with their source, page, place of record and how far we have checked them.Open

Five ways in

  1. A questionHow do scholars classify Cretan?
  2. A varietyFrom Epirotic to Australian Greek
  3. A periodFrom Linear B to Katharevousa
  4. A placeAsia Minor, the Black Sea, southern Italy
  5. A sourceForty sources with the exact passage read

The Atlas has four permanent pillars and five ways in. A newcomer can start from a question. A specialist can start from a feature, a source or a classification scheme. Both reach the same evidence.