Q.

Dialect functionality

I believe that the Cypriot Greek Dialect (C.G.D.):

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is a complete linguistic communication system

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is an altered and corrupted linguistic system

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is an insufficient linguistic code, compared to Standard Modern Greek (S.M.G.)

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is fully sufficient when it comes to the linguistic and practical needs of the speakers

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negatively affects the speakers’ integration of thought

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is an autonomously operating linguistic system.

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is obscure to urban areas residents

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is only appropriate to be used in folklore events and countryside affairs

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is an impaired linguistic code which lacks any special literary value

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is an inadequate linguistic code which is going to die out soon