Evgenia Mouresioti is a PhD candidate in Sociolinguistics at the Centre for Linguistics. Her research focuses on non-standard script practices in digitally-mediated communication. Specifically, she looks into the ideologies surrounding these practices, with a particular interest in Engreek, namely the practice of writing English words and phrases using the Greek script.

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Fields of interest

• Sociolinguistics
• Digitally-Mediated Communication
• Language and Media
• Script Choice

Research

My research focuses on non-standard script practices in digitally-mediated communication, with a particular emphasis on Engreek, the practice of typing English words and phrases in the Greek script. I investigate the attitudes of Greek native speakers towards Engreek, its patterns of use, and the indexical and social meanings associated with it, that help shape the ideologies of this non-standard practice. By applying a mixed-methods approach, my research aims to determine the nature of Engreek, and to examine how the ideologies surrounding it, user attitudes, and patterns of use are interrelated.

Key publications

• Mouresioti E. & Terkourafi M. (2024), Othering through spelling: Greek native speakers’ attitudes toward Greeklish and Engreek in digitally-mediated communication. Stojičić, V.; Elaković-Nenadović, A. & Lampropoulou, M. (eds.), Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Greek linguistics. full. 2 . 15th International Conference on Greek Linguistics (ICGL15) September 15, 2022 – September 18, 2022 No. 15. Belgrade: Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. 389-415.
• Mouresioti E. & Terkourafi M. (2021), Καλημέρα, kalimera or kalhmera? A mixed methods study of Greek native speakers’ attitudes to using the Greek and Roman scripts in emails and SMS, Journal of Greek Linguistics, 21(2), 224-262.

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