Koinai

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Common synonyms include: interlanguage, hellenistic greek, hellenistic koine, jargon, koine greek, lingua franca.

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Noun

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plural of koine form-of, plural
"As to the Italian situation, John Trumper’s now classical diagnosis (Trumper 1997) seems a noteworthy example. He distinguishes two types of diglossia, and defines them on the basis of the relationship that, within the repertoire, dialects and dialectal koinai have with regional varieties of Italian."

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interlanguage hellenistic greek hellenistic koine jargon koine greek lingua franca

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"As to the Italian situation, John Trumper’s now classical diagnosis (Trumper 1997) seems a noteworthy example. He distinguishes two types of diglossia, and defines them on the basis of the relationship that, within the repertoire, dialects and dialectal koinai have with regional varieties of Italian."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοιναί (koinaí), plural of κοινή (koinḗ).

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