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 11
... Italian territory ( using German for instance in the Alto Adige , and Albanian or Greek in parts of southern Italy ) , but by the variety of dialects used both in Italy and in the large Italian immigrant communities abroad . It may be ...
... Italian territory ( using German for instance in the Alto Adige , and Albanian or Greek in parts of southern Italy ) , but by the variety of dialects used both in Italy and in the large Italian immigrant communities abroad . It may be ...
Pagina 18
... southern accent , say , is thought to typify the speech of a policeman or of ... Italian , heavily southern in accent and grammar , of the police inspector ... Italy , making fun of their speech characteristics . Notes ' Cf. PELLEGRINI ...
... southern accent , say , is thought to typify the speech of a policeman or of ... Italian , heavily southern in accent and grammar , of the police inspector ... Italy , making fun of their speech characteristics . Notes ' Cf. PELLEGRINI ...
Pagina 19
... southern Italian dialects ) the substratum languages were less radically different and are alleged to have influenced the development of Latin to a far greater extent . The ' superstratum ' is much less important ; the Germanic invaders ...
... southern Italian dialects ) the substratum languages were less radically different and are alleged to have influenced the development of Latin to a far greater extent . The ' superstratum ' is much less important ; the Germanic invaders ...
Pagina 27
... Italian . He had used in the title of an essay ( La rimenata di Guido ) the word rimenata in the sense of ' scolding ' ; when it was pointed out to him that this was a southern regionalism , he commented not without irony : ' Now tell ...
... Italian . He had used in the title of an essay ( La rimenata di Guido ) the word rimenata in the sense of ' scolding ' ; when it was pointed out to him that this was a southern regionalism , he commented not without irony : ' Now tell ...
Pagina 31
... southern accent , Caiphas speaks Tuscan , Salome speaks like a little servant girl from the Veneto , and Christ speaks with a polished ' non identifiable ' stage accent , i.e. , in a language which , for Italy , is rather out of this ...
... southern accent , Caiphas speaks Tuscan , Salome speaks like a little servant girl from the Veneto , and Christ speaks with a polished ' non identifiable ' stage accent , i.e. , in a language which , for Italy , is rather out of this ...
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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