As a #journalist in #Cyprus I know exactly what @pkaratsareas is talking about and I agree. We need to stop feeling ashamed for our dialect and accent. We need to bring our linguists together to form formal rules for it as well. Or else I fear we will lose our #Cypriot identityhttps://twitter.com/pkaratsareas/status/976017669982969856 …
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Replying to @NeoclisN @pkaratsareas
Spot on! I've thought this for a long time about Cypriot reporters, or those on TV shows, who alter the way they speak (perhaps ordered to?) because it's deemed more 'correct' when really it prevents their true expression.
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Yes.
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The key is to fight the notion that
#Cypriot#Greek, and Cypriot#Turkish for that matter, are inferior forms of#language, a kind of village talk that paints people as uneducated, uncouth, unrefined. These are deeply ingrained in#Cyprus society, but we have to prove them wrong2 replies 4 retweets 9 likes -
Replying to @pkaratsareas @o_guest and
The key is to educate in the language and learn how to properly use it. Most young children cannot elaborate much in greek cypriot (but they can swear alright)
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Replying to @coshteiner @o_guest and
Using Cypriot Greek in education would definitely give it status, recognition and would allow for its elaboration so it can be used in all contexts for all intents and purposes. But there is strong reaction from parts of Cypriot society about this. See https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=15&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjasZai1frZAhVI-6QKHZgaDFg4ChAWCEgwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akida.info%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_docman%26task%3Ddoc_download%26gid%3D3484%26Itemid%3D%26lang%3Del&usg=AOvVaw0Ogtmq_W4-6tFIkabKQ9oh …
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Replying to @pkaratsareas @coshteiner and
Which is why we need to change the negative perceptions towards the dialect first and create a favourable environment for a more ‘official’ discussion of its position in Cyprus. Unfortunately, previous experience was very very traumatic.
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Replying to @pkaratsareas @coshteiner and
See this circular of the Archbishop of Cyprus from 2013: «Έχουμε τη γνώμη ότι το γλωσσικό μάθημα θα πρέπει να είναι επικεντρωμένο στην αποτελεσματική διδασκαλία της νεοελληνικής κοινής. Αντ’ αυτού το αναλυτικό δίνει μεγάλη βαρύτητα στο τοπικό μας ιδίωμα.»http://churchofcyprus.org.cy/13733
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