Periodic Reporting for period 2 - PURA (PURism in Antiquity: Theories of Language in Greek Atticist Lexica and their Legacy)

PURA studies the theories of linguistic purism of Greek Atticism and their legacy in later ages. Linguistic purism is a recurrent phenomenon in periods of societal crisis, when issues of cultural or national identity are at stake or being redefined. It responds to the anxiety...