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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Pagina 3
... Phonology 89 2 Spelling 95 3 The article 102 4 Prepositions with the article 103 5 Conjunctions 105 6 Nouns and adjectives 108 7 Comparatives and superlatives 112 8 Adverbs 114 9 Personal pronouns 115 10 Possessives 122 11 ...
... Phonology 89 2 Spelling 95 3 The article 102 4 Prepositions with the article 103 5 Conjunctions 105 6 Nouns and adjectives 108 7 Comparatives and superlatives 112 8 Adverbs 114 9 Personal pronouns 115 10 Possessives 122 11 ...
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... ( phonological units which are distinctively different ) ; phonemic transcriptions appear between slants . Accent marks are placed directly above the vowel rather than at the beginning of the syllable because syllable divisions do not ...
... ( phonological units which are distinctively different ) ; phonemic transcriptions appear between slants . Accent marks are placed directly above the vowel rather than at the beginning of the syllable because syllable divisions do not ...
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... phonology very different from standard English , are mostly dying out ; they survive in the main in isolated or peripheral areas , particularly in the speech of the elderly . Elsewhere , especially in the south of England , the ...
... phonology very different from standard English , are mostly dying out ; they survive in the main in isolated or peripheral areas , particularly in the speech of the elderly . Elsewhere , especially in the south of England , the ...
Pagina 12
... phonological systems . The distinction between Italian and dialect has no firm correlation with social hierarchy , because although ignorance of Italian is limited to the bottom of the scale , the use of dialect is not , and cuts right ...
... phonological systems . The distinction between Italian and dialect has no firm correlation with social hierarchy , because although ignorance of Italian is limited to the bottom of the scale , the use of dialect is not , and cuts right ...
Pagina 13
... phonological differences which allow one to differentiate quite clearly between the two types of dialect ( local vs. regional : with and without metaphony ( see chapter III , pp . 50-1 ) and with different forms of andare ) and the two ...
... phonological differences which allow one to differentiate quite clearly between the two types of dialect ( local vs. regional : with and without metaphony ( see chapter III , pp . 50-1 ) and with different forms of andare ) and the two ...
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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