Thanasis Costakis
Thanasis Costakis | |
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| Born | 1907 Pera Melana, Lexicographer |
| Known for | Devising the Costakis orthography to represent phonemes (sounds) used in Tsakonian but not other Hellenic languages. |
Thanasis Costakis (
critically endangered Tsakonian language spoken in the eastern Peloponnese
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Costakis was born in
spiritus asper, and caron for use in his works, which has been used in his grammar and local editions of dialectical texts.[1]
Works
- Historical Lexicon of Modern Greek, The Academy of Athens, Athens: 1933–present (contributor)
- A Brief Grammar of the Tsakonian Dialect, The French Institute of Athens, Athens: 1951.
- Tsakonian Popular Architecture, The Academy of Athens, Athens: 1961.
- Le parler grec d'Anakou, Centre for Asia Minor Studies, Athens: 1964.[2]
- The Tsakonian of Propontis, The Academy of Athens, Athens: 1979.
- Lexicon of the Tsakonian Dialect, The Academy of Athens: 1986.
References
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Famous specialist in Tsakonian Thanasis Costakis has invented Tsakonian alphabet based on Greek graphics. The varieties of this alphabet are widely used in local editions of dialect texts.
- OCLC 494751598.
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