Pietro Bortone
BA (London), MSt (Oxford),  MPhil (Oxford), DPhil (Oxford) - see webpage
Assistant Professor in Modern Greek Studies

Office: 1812 University Hall
Telephone: (312) 996 5538
E-mail:  bortonep@uic.edu

Areas of research and publication:
Linguistics, culture, literature, and identity of Modern Greece,
also in relation to Classical Greece and to neighboring countries

Most recent Publications 
- 2009:  Greek prepositions from antiquity to the present. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- 2009: "Greek with no history, models, or standard". Georgakopoulou, A and Silk, M. (eds) Language standards and standard language: the Greek experience. London: Ashgate.


Work in progress:
- Shifts in linguistic and ethnic identity in Greece and beyond
- Greek-speaking enclaves outside of Greece

Courses taught:
- Modern Greek literature  (CL298)
- Modern Greek culture  (GKM105) 
- Modern Greek authors  (GKM203)
- Modern Greek language [first level]  (GKM101)
- Modern Greek language [second level]  (GKM102)
- Modern Greek Language [third level]  (GKM103)
- Modern Greek Language [fourth level]  (GKM104)
- Introduction to Katharevousa  (GKM201)



See also the UIC Modern Greek Studies Website