Abstract
The present paper examines the perceived difficulties that a spelling reform may create in tracing the etymology of Greek words. More specifically, an attempt was made to investigate whether alterations (simplifications) in the conventional spelling of difficult or low frequency words will affect the use of etymological principles in guessing at the appropriate meaning of words. Forty test items (words in Classical and Modern Greek) were manipulated in terms of spelling and presented in a multiple-choice format to 68 university students for identification. Statistical comparisons were undertaken to examine whether these alterations had any negative effects on word comprehension.
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