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'''Monotonic orthography''' is the simplified way for spelling modern [[Greek language|Greek]] introduced in [[1982]]. It replaces all the traditional Greek accents - acute (οξεία), grave (βαρεία) and circumflex (περισπωμένη) with only one, the accent sign (τονικό σημάδι) and abandons the use of the aspiration marks - psile (ψιλή) and daseia (δασεία).

The simplification was justified by the fact that the [[polytonic orthography]] was complex and difficult to learn, and the aspiration marks had no significance in modern speech, merely giving some etymological information about the words and their ancient pronunciation. The simplification is frowned upon by some people who believe that the polytonic orthography provides a cultural link to the past. The [[Church of Greece|Greek Orthodox]] church, for example, continues to use polytonic orthography, and some books are still published in polytonic.

== See also ==

* [[Greek alphabet]]

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 '''Monotonic orthography''' is the simplified way for spelling modern [[Greek language|Greek]] introduced in [[1982]]. It replaces all the traditional Greek accents - acute (οξεία), grave (βαρεία) and circumflex (περισπωμένη) with only one, the accent sign (τονικό σημάδι) and abandons the use of the aspiration marks - psile (ψιλή) and daseia (δασεία).
-The simplification was justified by the fact that the [[polytonic orthography]] was complex and difficult to learn, and the aspiration marks had no significance in modern speech, merely giving some etymological information about the words and their ancient pronunciation. The simplification is frowned upon by some people who believe that the polytonic orthography provides a cultural link to the past. The [[Church of Greece|Greek Orthodox]] church, for example, continues to use polytonic orthography, and some books are still published in polytonic.
+The simplification was justified by the fact that the [[polytonic orthography]] was complex and difficult to learn, and the aspiration marks had no significance in modern speech, merely giving some etymological information about the words and their ancient pronunciation. The simplification is frowned upon by some people who believe that the polytonic orthography provides a cultural link to the past. The [[Greek Orthodox Church]], for example, continues to use polytonic orthography, and some books are still published in polytonic.
 == See also ==

Monotonic orthography - Revision history

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