Σύγχρονες γλωσσικές χρήσεις του αναφορικού επιρρήματος όπου : Τα «λάθη» του σήμερα, «κανόνας» του αύριο;

Abstract

The paper is part of the scientific field of Applied Linguistics and deals with the language uses of the adverb “opou” that is endemic in modern Greek language. We analyze 122 examples of uses of the spoken and written language which have been taken from a. electronic media discourse b. scientific texts c. political speeches, and d. toddlers speech. As we explain, whenever the uses of “are evaluated based on the norms and rules of grammar, we have to do less or more with "linguistic error". More specifically, we notice a domination of “opou” in certain syntactic environments for which the grammar rules work prohibitively. Current language mistakes are eventually treated as predictors of traces of future language changes. The widespread use of “in the level of televisional and scientific discourse leads to the conclusion that language conversion has already occurred or gradually is getting completed. Finally the paper highlights one of the changes that characterize the language showing that the beginning of change, lesion, or deviation is based on the principle of continuity of language.