Department of Classics
& Mediterranean Studies
University of Illinois
at Chicago
601 South Morgan Street
Chicago IL 60607-7112

Modern Greek
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Pietro Bortone
BA (London),  MSt (Oxford),  MPhil (Oxford),  DPhil (Oxford) - see webpage
Assistant Professor in Modern Greek Studies 


Areas of research and publication:
Linguistics, culture, literature, and identity of Modern Greece,
also in relation to Classical Greece and to neighboring countries

Most recent publications 
- 2009: Greek prepositions from antiquity to the present. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- 2009: "Greek with no history, models, or standard". Georgakopoulou, A. and Silk, M. (eds) 
  Language standards and standard language: the Greek experience. London: Ashgate, 67-89.

Work in progress:
- Shifts in linguistic and ethnic identity in Greece and beyond; Greek-speaking enclaves

Courses taught: 
- Modern Greek culture (GKM 105)
- Modern Greek literature (CL298)
- Modern Greek authors (GKM203)
- Introduction to Katharevousa (GKM 201)
- Modern Greek language [first level] (GKM101)
- Modern Greek language [second level] (GKM 102)
- Modern Greek kanguage [third level] (GKM103)
- Modern Greek language [fourth level] (GKM104)


Office: 1214 University Hall
Telephone: (312) 996 5538
E-mail:  bortonep@uic.edu


See also the UIC Modern Greek Studies Website