Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2008
Two American linguists, Ferguson (1959) and Householder (1962) who have worked on the subject of Greek diglossia from a technical and theoretical point of view have predicted that in the conflict between Katharevousa (K), an artificially created archaic form of Greek and Dimotiki (D), the language based on the vernacular, the latter will finally win.
The debate between the supporters of these two language forms has recently entered a new phase due to the Karamanlis' government decision to recognize the D as the official language and as the medium of all levels of education. The linguistic activity which followed this event falls into three main types.