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The Greek described in this FSI Basic Greek Course (volume 1 of 3) is representative of the kathomilumeni variety, i.e. that of the 'standard! speech of educated Greeks. As the influences from the other styles of Greek on the natural speech of an educated person vary according to the speaker and thus create a great variety of !correct' utterances, both the most common dhimotiki and kathaverusa forms are represented in the Basic Dialogues and Grammatical Notes. At the same time the use of extreme dhimotiki or toverpure1 katharevusa is carefully avoided.
The whole Course consists of 75 units and is divided into ...
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The Greek described in this FSI Basic Greek Course (volume 2 of 3) is representative of the kathomilumeni variety, i.e. that of the 'standard! speech of educated Greeks. As the influences from the other styles of Greek on the natural speech of an educated person vary according to the speaker and thus create a great variety of !correct' utterances, both the most common dhimotiki and kathaverusa forms are represented in the Basic Dialogues and Grammatical Notes. At the same time the use of extreme dhimotiki or toverpure1 katharevusa is carefully avoided.
The whole Course consists of 75 units and is divided into ...
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The Greek described in this FSI Basic Greek Course (volume 3 of 3) is representative of the kathomilumeni variety, i.e. that of the 'standard! speech of educated Greeks.
It contains instruction on Useful Words and 'Polite Expressions must be drilled by the instructor and memorized by the student in the same way as the Basic Dialogues.
It also has sections on narrative. The narrative presents in expository Style either a situation similar to that represented in the Basic Dialogue, or a situation related to it, with broader vocabulary. The instructor goes through the sentences illustrating new vo...
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