Greek Language Symposium

The Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario co-organized, together with the University of York, The Greek Community of Toronto and the Consulate General of Greece, the 2025 Greek Language Symposium. The event was held at the Polymenakion Culture Center and featured a list of distinguished speakers:

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🔹 Dr. Marilena Griva – Cultural Affairs Advisor, Consulate General of Greece in Toronto

“Do I have anything else in mind except freedom and language?”

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🔹 Themis Aravositas – Professor of Modern Greek Language and Culture, York University & University of Toronto

“Greek as a Language of Cultural Heritage in Canada – Challenges and Prospects”

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🔹 Fotini Koutsougera – Assistant Professor, Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto

“Modern Greek Dialectal Lexicography and the Preservation of Idiomatic Speech”

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🔹 Sakis Gekas – Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair of Modern Greek History, York University

“Dionysios Solomos and the Ionian Routes of the Greek Language”

 

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