Modern Greek: F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise that Modern Greek has evolved from Ancient Greek and that changes to the Greek alphabet, number system and style of writing have occurred through the ages; considering factors that have influenced this change
Elaborations
finding examples of Greek script throughout history, such as on pots and stone slabs, for example, the Rosetta Stone, the entrance to Delphi, tombstones in Vergina, Byzantine artefacts, coins and old books, observing how different styles of writing have developed
understanding that there are different forms of written Greek used in different contexts dating from the ancient world to today
recognising that meanings of particular words and expressions can originate from earlier times, for example, εντάξει
