tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post5712453754736056757..comments2024-03-29T09:32:34.853-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Steven Pinker - Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain. mike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-47593845721038980142021-02-09T13:59:26.423-05:002021-02-09T13:59:26.423-05:00Yes. Napoleon descended from those Greeks, Bonapar...Yes. Napoleon descended from those Greeks, Bonaparte was a translation of a Greek name. Calgacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031818010224747000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-62665090554413778992021-02-09T10:38:15.542-05:002021-02-09T10:38:15.542-05:00Best way, K, is to learn another language.
Which ...Best way, K, is to learn another language.<br /><br />Which reminds me, today, February9, is a very special day -- it is the day the United Nations has officially declared as International Day of the Greek Language.<br /><br />https://www.ekathimerini.com/262173/article/ekathimerini/community/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-marks-international-greek-language-day<br /><br /><b>Trivia:</b> The Greek spoken today is derived from the Greek of Alexander's: the Hellenistic/Koine (the Greek of the New Testament). There is a form of Greek spoken today, however, that is derived from the Doric Greek, the Greek spoken by the Ancient Spartans and also the language that Thucydides wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War. It's spoken by only a few thousand speakers in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese, and oddly enough, in some small enclaves in southern Italy (formerly known as Magna Graecia) and, believe it or not, on the French island of Corsica! <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabrian_Greek<br /><br />and...<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks_in_Francelastgreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354740659933239445noreply@blogger.com