THE PHONETIC VARIATION OF THE PRESENT PASSIVE PARTICIPLE IN MODERN GREEK AS A DIACHRONIC FEATURE IN THE SYNCHRONIC STATE OF THE LANGUAGE

Abstract

The purpose of this article is examining the phonetic variation in the morphology of the present passive participle in Modern Greek. The systematization of the conclusions of our observations provides clarity over the producing mechanism of the present passive participle and thus fills a major gap in Modern Greek synchronic linguistic descriptions. In addition, the category of the present passive participle clearly represents symbiosis between the competitive forms of the Greek language – katharevousa (conservative form of the Modern Greek language) and demotic (modern vernacular form of the Greek language).