The Italian Language TodayNew Amsterdam Books, 21 apr 1998 - 272 pagina's Italian as a national spoken language is a new experience for Italians; until very recently it was normal for the majority of the people to speak in a dialect, and Italian was a literary language used only by a minority. The first section of this book provides an outline of the language, and a sketch of the dialects. The authors also describe the formation of the modern standard language in its varieties (regional, social, and occupational). Part two is a reference grammar of contemporary educated Italian, presented in the way it is actually used, rather than according to traditional prescription. The book concentrates on contemporary usage and will enable the reader to understand and use appropriately a wide range of expressions, characterized where necessary according to their level of formality or their regional nature. The illuminating combination of historical perspective and contemporary grammer make this a unique contribution to Italian linguistics, and an invaluable reference book for all students and scholars in the field of Italian. The second edition has been revised throughout to bring it completely up to date. |
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... English one , where dialects are concerned . English dialects , with grammar , lexis and phonology very different from standard English , are mostly dying out ; they survive in the main in isolated or peripheral areas , particularly in ...
... English one , where dialects are concerned . English dialects , with grammar , lexis and phonology very different from standard English , are mostly dying out ; they survive in the main in isolated or peripheral areas , particularly in ...
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... English Pronouncing Dictionary ( which presents RP ) the different pronunciations recorded for so many words , and by comparing the changes incorporated in successive editions . This dictionary was meant to be descriptive rather than ...
... English Pronouncing Dictionary ( which presents RP ) the different pronunciations recorded for so many words , and by comparing the changes incorporated in successive editions . This dictionary was meant to be descriptive rather than ...
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... English . The initial effect of strangeness , foreignness and unintelligibility can be the same . The situation is of course different , because with Italian dialects , which derive from Latin and have had some cultural contact with ...
... English . The initial effect of strangeness , foreignness and unintelligibility can be the same . The situation is of course different , because with Italian dialects , which derive from Latin and have had some cultural contact with ...
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... English ? The answer to the latter question is that there is no Italian equiva- lent to RP . Educated pronunciation is not uniform but varies loc- ally , it is more similar in each region to the uneducated pronuncia- tion of the same ...
... English ? The answer to the latter question is that there is no Italian equiva- lent to RP . Educated pronunciation is not uniform but varies loc- ally , it is more similar in each region to the uneducated pronuncia- tion of the same ...
Pagina 19
... , apart from loan- words ; this is also the case with ' adstratum ' influences , i.e. , from foreign linguistic communities with whom there was cultural con- tact , like English or Slav . The substratum theory II: A Historical View.
... , apart from loan- words ; this is also the case with ' adstratum ' influences , i.e. , from foreign linguistic communities with whom there was cultural con- tact , like English or Slav . The substratum theory II: A Historical View.
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The Grammar of Italian | 87 |
Short Bibliography | 247 |
Table of main symbols used | 250 |
Index | 251 |
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abbia accent adjective adverb andare arrivato casa chapter clitic clusters common comprate constructions dative definite article detto dictionaries diphthong due penne English examples expressions faccio scrivere fare fatto feminine Florentine forms gerund glielo hanno ho visto imperfect impersonal indicative indirect object infinitive intervocalic Italian language Italy l'ha Latin lettera a Ugo libro lingua italiana linguistic literary main clause mangiato masculine metaphony Milan normally Note noun parlare partire partito past historic past participle person plural person singular phonological preceding preposition present preso pronoun pronunciation proparoxytones province of Bari Puglia purists ragazza refers reflexive scrivere a Ugo scrivere una lettera sentences sentito southern Italy speakers stato stem stressed subjunctive subordinate clause suffixes syllable syntactic doubling take the auxiliary tenses third person tion tive Turin Tuscan unstressed usage varieties of Italian Venetian venire venuto visto scrivere vowel words