A Linguistic History of Italy

A Linguistic History of Italy

Storia Linguistica d'Italia

Authored by: John J Kinder orcid, Grazia Scotellaro
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Italy has a long and fascinating history that has been recorded since the earliest days of Rome itself: we know how politics, ideas, culture, art, architecture, music and much more, have developed over nearly three millennia. At the heart of the life of the peoples of the Italian peninsula and islands is their language. A Linguistic History of Italy tells the story of how the language spoken in Italy developed from Latin to multiple dialects, to the selection of Florentine for a national written language and how Italian became the common language of the entire nation. At each step on this amazing journey language intertwines with other components of Italian social life.

The chapters of A Linguistic History of Italy take you through the history of Italian society, art, ideas and language. The chapters focus on the turning points in language history – when Latin ‘became’ Romance, when local dialects were first used in writing, when Florentine was selected as the national language for literature, when Italian became the ‘national language’ – and show how those moments only fully make sense when seen in a broader context.

The text is written in both English and Italian, so you can improve your linguistic skills while immersing yourself in Italian culture. And the many images give a visual feast of Italian beauty through the centuries.

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ISBN (online):
9781760463250
Publication date:
Sep 2020
Imprint:
ANU Press Languages
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.22459/LHI.2019
Disciplines:
Arts & Humanities: Linguistics, Modern Languages; Social Sciences: Education & Training
Countries:
Europe

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