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.” 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 forms in a dialect called “the purified one.” Irredentists supported a program whose name meant “Great Idea” in this language. 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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