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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... 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 Interrogatives and relatives 123 12 Negatives 126 13 ...
... 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 Interrogatives and relatives 123 12 Negatives 126 13 ...
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... prepositions 190 192 194 196 9 Agreement of past participles 209 10 Clitic clusters 212 11 Constructions with causative and perception predicates 214 12 The use of si 220 13 The use of indicative past tenses 228 14 The use of the ...
... prepositions 190 192 194 196 9 Agreement of past participles 209 10 Clitic clusters 212 11 Constructions with causative and perception predicates 214 12 The use of si 220 13 The use of indicative past tenses 228 14 The use of the ...
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... preposition , we have listed these quite fully ) . We describe contemporary usage , but mention historical developments wherever we feel they are illuminating . The first part of the book should clarify and put into the right ...
... preposition , we have listed these quite fully ) . We describe contemporary usage , but mention historical developments wherever we feel they are illuminating . The first part of the book should clarify and put into the right ...
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Inhoudsopgave
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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