Linguistic Contributions
Paghtasar Dpir occupies an important position among cultural figures of the late Middle Ages, who believed that classical Armenian (գրաբար) must be revitalized and applied as a literary language. They wanted to tie the new literature with the old through the active application of classical Armenian, aspiring to tap into the rich cultural heritage of the Middle Ages. They try to make classical Armenian more accessible to the masses through their work without submitting to the vernacular (աշխարհաբար).
In his vernacular writings, Paghtasar Dpir uses the dialect of Istanbul, which, like other Armenian dialects of the time, often loaned words from foreign and specially from the Turkish language.
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