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A Smyrneika Lexicon

The Language of Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) Explained and Illustrated

George Galdies author Alessandro Baltazzi author George Poulimenos author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Gorgias Press

Published:17th Oct '14

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A lexicon of Smyrneika, the Greek dialect that functioned as a lingua franca amongst the Levantine merchant communities of the Mediterranean. Rediscovering Turkey’s Ottoman past, including lost minority cultures… a study by three amateur lexicographers. The vocabulary is followed by a collection of proverbs and a series of dialogues illustrating the language and customs … “ Peter Mackridge www.oxford.academia.edu/PeterMackridge

ISBN: 9781463202514

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235 pages