Question

In 1941, a scholar who wrote in this language was suspended from his position in the “Trial of the Accents.” A translation of the Gospel of Matthew into this language precipitated the 1901 “Gospel Riots.” (15[1])Advocates of this language’s vernacular were derided as “Hairy Ones” after the military defeat of “Black ‘97,” or the Thirty Days’ War. A 19th-century philologist advocated a “middle road” for this language by restoring (*) older grammatical (10[1])forms in a dialect called “the purified one.” (10[2]-5[1])Irredentists (10[1])supported a program whose name meant “Great Idea” in this language. (10[1])This language’s conservative Katharevousa form was favored by a junta called the “Regime of the Colonels.” For 10 points, name this language whose “demotic” form was supported by George Papandreou. ■END■

ANSWER: Modern Greek [or Elleniká; accept Demotic Greek or Dimotiki or Katharevousa] (The linguistic reformist is Adamantios Korais, who invented “Katharevousa.” The “Great Idea” was the “Megali Idea,” which was, however, not a great idea.)
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