The influence of Greeklish on usage of Modern Greek language

Abstract

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family. It is an ancient language which has been used for a long time and developed into modern Greek in the present. So, we could truly say that Greek language has a uniqueness that demonstrates the evolution of the social and cultural contexts of Greek ethnicity from the 8^th Century BC until today. That is to say, the language has been changed according to the changes of society and culture. Nowadays, Greeklish, new style of Greek Language has emerged and begun to destroy the old style of the language. There is a widespread use of Greeklish instead of old Greek due to the changes of online communication. This article aims to study about the usage of Greek language of Greek speakers for communication in the current society. The study is emphasized on the causes and necessity of using Greekish. It is found that the people want to communicate via online and smartphone and such tools are not applicable for Greek alphabets. Therefore, they have applied the new style of alphabets and symbols which are similar to their original language for their communication. It also examines the opinions of scholars and linguists who have studied the use of this emerging language. It is found that Greeklish has become the languagechoice for many reasons. Greeklish is used both in everyday communication and in educational institutions. Moreover, this study highlighted the impact or disadvantages of using Greeklish as well as resolving the interference of Greeklish on the beautiful language of Greek which is the uniqueness and culture of the country.