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The article aims to illustrate certain aspects of the urban linguistic landscapes of the municipalities of Piran and Koper, focusing on the visibility of the Italian language in the public space, as well as to assess whether the linguistic landscape reflects the implementation of linguistic policies in the areas investigated. Through empirical data gathered during field research, linguistic signs were analysed to determine the languages present in the public space, the characteristics of linguistic elements, and whether the linguistic landscapes of Piran and Koper reflect the language policies of the bilingual territory. The findings indicate that the language landscape not only provides useful information on the presence of languages in the public space but is also indicative of the official language policy towards the minority language, influencing its status and prestige. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores language dynamics among families of new Italians in the UK, highlighting how Italian usage is influenced by past language practices in Italy, with elder siblings playing a key role in maintaining Italian among younger family members. Italian is often used alongside other family languages, especially when communicating with parents who are not fluent in English. Many participants continue formal education in Italian, indicating its perceived value. The research underscores the impact of transnational connections, such as trips to Italy and online interactions, on language maintenance. Moving to the UK can also lead to the rediscovery of other family languages, particularly within co-ethnic communities or through individual efforts to improve language skills. Finally, this study offers insights into heritage language maintenance in families with multiple migration experiences, revealing new perspectives and challenges in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A presente pesquisa, inserida na Área da Linguística Aplicada, tem o propósito de refletir sobre o ensino e aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras por alunos surdos almejando uma Educação Linguística que possibilite o direito e o acesso à língua e cultura italianas nos cursos oferecidos nas escolas e universidades no contexto brasileiro. Há muitos anos fala-se sobre o ensino inclusivo, mas no que tange o ensino de línguas estrangeiras, ainda são incipientes os estudos nesta área, onde, até o momento, as publicações existentes, majoritariamente, estão situadas nas experiências obtidas com o inglês, em poucos casos com o espanhol. Portanto, faz-se necessário trazer à luz das teorias, os êxitos neste cenário e reflexões sobre o ensino aprendizagem de língua italiana na modalidade inclusiva, seja no contexto brasileiro que no contexto italiano. Serão observados os dois cenários para que algumas possibilidades de atividades sejam elaboradas, além da reflexão acerca da garantia do aprendizado de uma língua estrangeira. Por fim, espera-se que esta pesquisa seja inspiração para novos trabalhos na área, para a construção de materiais didáticos para o contexto inclusivo e a criação de um Plano de Educação Individual (PEI) que respeite a pluralidade do aluno e auxilie o professor na elaboração das atividades propostas em sala de aula.

Ricordo di Luca Serianni e della sua collaborazione alla Storia dell'italiano scritto (SIS)

Nel ricordo dedicato a Luca Serianni, tragicamente scomparso nel luglio 2022, si ripercorrono le riflessioni sul viaggio (e la pratica personale) a partire dai suoi studi: dai commenti all’opera poetica di Paolo Rolli al contributo dedicato alla percezione dell’italiano e dell’Italia da parte dei viaggiatori stranieri. Si offrono così alcuni spunti per descrivere il senso del viaggio per Luca Serianni: un viaggio reale nei luoghi visitati all’estero e soprattutto in Italia, ma anche un viaggio figurato, nei tanti ambiti di esplorazione scientifica che hanno costituito il campo di ricerca dello studioso.

Un ricordo di Luca Serianni, con alcune memorie personali.

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Este artigo se propõe a fazer uma análise linguística da comédia teatral mais importante do Renascimento italiano, escrita por Nicolau Maquiavel (1469-1527), Mandragola (1513-1518), que apesar de muito estudada por um viés político, deve ser também abordada em seu caráter literário e filológico. A partir da perspectiva dos estudos sobre a Questione della lingua e considerando ainda as questões apresentadas em outra obra do autor – Discorso o dialogo intorno alla nostra lingua – busca-se refletir sobre a importância da língua usada em suas comédias, não só para dar indícios da língua falada, mas principalmente para verificar as nuances que o autor dá para cada personagem, permitindo sua melhor interpretação. Não por acaso Maquiavel é considerado o primeiro teórico da comédia, e demonstra que seu interesse pelo gênero não era casual ou superficial, mas pela forma literária em si. Apesar de muitos críticos não considerarem suas outras peças por acreditarem se tratar de meras versões e traduções, é preciso ter em mente que o autor as escreve na língua florentina falada em seu tempo, o que aproxima o público e os leitores de seus textos teatrais. Muito do seu sucesso não provém somente dos temas que escolhe apresentar, mas da língua em que escreve suas peças. Por isso, ainda que seja impossível analisar todos os casos neste artigo, serão mostrados aqueles considerados mais relevantes dentro da Mandragola, que poderão ser utilizados para complementar a análise dos personagens presentes e das mudanças apresentadas na própria língua italiana.

The paper aims to study some linguistic features of para-scientific language, by analysing seven brief texts, published online, which are linked to veganism and try to explain the benefits of this way of life to their readers. First of all, peculiar traits of the scientific language are discussed, in order to underline the differences between this particular kind of language, which is based on a full application of the scientific method, and the para-scientific one. The textual corpus shows quite clearly that the authors make specific and regular choices which deal with the lexical, syntactic, semantic, stylistic and rhetorical levels of the language. These choices, moreover, seem to be quite similar to those usually present in the language of deception and in fake texts in general, as both kinds of texts share a common target, i.e. avoiding the traits that are commonly expected in scientific language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In questo testo viene presentata l’antologia Nulla che non possano i versi – Antologia de poesia italiana entre o Brasil e a Itália (2018), in cui sono presentati dei poeti, uomini e donne, nati/e, vissuti o attualmente residenti in Brasile, che tra il XVIII ed il XXI secolo hanno adottato l’italiano come lingua di poesia. Ognuno/a a suo modo, si sono impegnati/e nella valorizzazione della lingua italiana e nella possibilità di stabilire proficui dialoghi tra l’Italia e il Brasile. S’intravede, nell’insieme della loro opera, una possibile tradizione di scrittura in lingua italiana in Brasile

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The section of the Accademia della Crusca website called “Scaffali digitali” has been enriched over time, so much so that it has become one of the most appreciated and useful language resources on the Internet for scholars from all over the world. The report will illustrate the lines of action followed and tell the story of "Scaffali digitali", in parallel with the growing importance of IT resources applied to the humanities sector in the Italian cultural framework. The first phase of the “Shelves” reproposed the 5 editions of the Vocabulary of the Academy, an operation being completed. The report will therefore highlight how, around this fundamental nucleus of Italian lexicography transferred from paper to digital, a valuable collection of new vocabularies and tools has been formed (eg. ArchiDATA and the "Stazione lessicografica") or sometimes obtained through a policy of free exchanges with publishing (Tommaseo-Bellini and GDLI). The report will illustrate the difficulties encountered in transposing from paper to site, taking into account that digital is an approximation that is gradually improving, and the result is continuous innovation.

[rec. di] Michele RUELE, Elvira ZUIN (a cura di), Come cambia la scrittura a scuola. Rapporto di ricerca, IPRASE, 2020; Michele RUELE, Come cambia la scrittura a scuola. Quaderno di ricerca # 1: sintassi, testualità, punteggiatura e lessico, IPRASE, 2020; Elvira ZUIN, Come cambia la scrittura a scuola. Quaderno di ricerca # 2: prima parte, aspetti grafici e ortografia, IPRASE, 2021; i volumi sono disponibili in formato digitale sul sito dell'Istituto provinciale per la ricerca e la sperimentazione educativa (IPRASE) , www.iprase.tn.it.

The article provides, through a rich exemplification, an illustration of the cromonymic richness of the Italian language, with particular reference to some of the main realia involved in the colours naming: from animals to the natural environment, from plants to fruits, from cosmetics to textiles, from precious stones to the widest variety of objects. The attention is then focused, in particular, on the vocabulary of fashion (observed on a textual sample drawn from the magazine Vogue), that in Italian as well as in other languages documents an interesting general symptomatology of the perceptual spectrum and the colours psychosensory representation, for its tonality, brightness and purity, which involves innumerable nuances.

This conversation focuses on issues of language and gender and on the debates they have generated in Italy over the past forty years: from linguistic sexism to the role and visibility of women, and then to the representation of non-binary identities. After introducing the differences in expressing gender in Italian and in other European languages, it discusses the proposals made regarding these matters since the 1980s, the reactions to them, and their long-term legacy, mainly in relation to the use of female agentives. The interactions between experts and 'näive linguists' are presented as a case study of the popularisation of the debate, and the key role of the digital sphere is also highlighted. Finally, recent suggestions to move beyond the overextended masculine to address mixed-gender groups and non-binary people are analysed (from the asterisk to the schwa), in parallel with similar attempts made in other languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes and analyses micro-constructions in support function in contemporary Italian. More specifically, the micro-constructions [prendere+X], built around the verb "prendere", equivalent to the verb "tomar" in the Brazilian Portuguese (BP). From the principles of the Constructions Grammar, we describe its morphosyntactic configuration and the meanings represented by them; distinguish the semantic domains instantiated by these micro-constructions and show the differences in form and meaning that these instantiations reveal in relation to their equivalent in BP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using the tools of rhetoric and critical discourse analysis, the paper describes the discourse of slimming diets in the Italian men's magazine "For Men". The study covered 49 monthly issues published in 2013--2022. The research has shown the presence of numerous persuasive techniques based on building the credibility of theses presented to the readers (mostly using the argument of authority). There are numerous references to popular topoi that increase the competitiveness of the proposed nutritional regimes. Some techniques influencing the emotions of readers were used to a lesser extent. The discourse of diets is present in every issue of the magazine under study, and much space is devoted to it, creating the impression that it is an important and interesting topic for contemporary Italian readers (permanent columns present). In addition, phenomena such as scientization and medicalization of nutrition, fragmentation of the male body were observed. Many of the examples cited could be found in the Italian women's press published about 15 years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This essay analyzes the Italian translation of Les Damnés de la terre by Frantz Fanon, published by Einaudi in 1962, almost at the same time as the French text, and work of Carlo Cignetti. The analysis strives to highlight the need for a retranslation of the essay. After a brief introduction of the topic of retranslation and a presentation of the corpus, generally regarded as a manifesto of the anticolonial and student movements of the sixties and a milestone of Post-Colonial Studies, the essay focuses on the linguistic issues of Cignetti’s translation. These stem from two phenomena that involve both the lexicon and the syntax used: (1) an overuse of calques from the French version and (2) a translation that ennobles the text, leading to its premature aging.

In questo contributo sono discussi i risultati di un questionario relativo alle necessità formative del personale docente, che si occupa di insegnamento dell’italiano L2. A partire dalla valutazione della letteratura scientifica di riferimento, è stato strutturato un questionario per rilevare i bisogni formativi e gli aspetti critici in merito alla dimensione della didattica dell’italiano L2. Dall’analisi dei dati emerge con chiarezza il desiderio di formazione di carattere linguistico e la necessità di ulteriori raccordi fra mondo accademico e professionale.

ABSTRACT: This article aims to analyze the central role of reading in the development of linguistic competence. The case of Algerian students enrolled in the second year of a three-year degree at the University of Algiers 2. Reading is the ability to decode and interpret the written language. It undoubtedly represents a fundamental component for the development of lexical competence and for improving comprehension.Reading is essential to enrich our information in various fields of our life, it also helps us to broaden our knowledge, in order to obtain meaningful answers. RIASSUNTO: Il presente articolo è volto ad analizzare il ruolo centrale della lettura nello sviluppo della competenza linguistica. Il caso degli studenti algerini iscritti al secondo anno di laurea triennale all’Università di Algeri 2. La lettura è l’abilità di decodificazione e interpretazione della lingua scritta. Rappresenta indubbiamente una componente fondamentale per lo sviluppo della competenza lessicale e per migliorare la comprensione. La lettura è essenziale per arricchire le nostre informazioni in vari campi della nostra vita, ci aiuta anche ad ampliare le proprie conoscenze, per poter ottenere rispote significative.

L’autore discute un particolare tipo di plurale, che definisce “di magnitudo”: si tratta di una forma che non indica una pluralità di designata, ma è collegata a un’idea di grandezza o d’importanza storica o sociale e ad altri parametri affini, in riferimento a un unico designatum. Propone tre esempî: le cucine, i giardini, le carceri.

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Este artigo visa relatar a experiência de seu autor ao ministrar a língua italiana para estudantes da terceira idade. Sabe-se que o envelhecimento é um processo natural na vida humana, porém, há uma tendência à exclusão dos idosos. Diante dessa questão, algumas instituições educacionais passaram a oferecer cursos voltados para esse público a fim de reinserir a população idosa na sociedade a qual faz parte. Em Barretos, o UNIFEB é uma universidade que oferece cursos de línguas estrangeiras para esses estudantes mais velhos. Neste artigo, há o relato do autor que ministra, voluntariamente, língua italiana para alunos idosos do projeto de extensão chamado UAMI. Objetiva-se compartilhar as atividades experienciadas, algumas características específicas, expectativas e interesses desse grupo consoante a estudos contemporâneos.

The teaching of the Italian language represents a valuable opportunity for young English-speaking people to engage with the Italian language and culture. However, due to a growing apathy towards learning languages other than English and the succession of policies supporting Asian languages, the position of Italian in schools and universities is at risk in many English-speaking countries. Using a mixed-methods media content analysis approach by means of qualitative and quantitative methods, the authors analyse twelve years of news coverage (2007–2018) of Italian language education in Australia, with the aim of understanding how it is presented to the Australian public. The results show that the topic is covered infrequently and superficially, and is rarely in a prominent position. Implications for the future growth of Italian-related language education and its promotion by Italianists and other advocates are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Paolo Orrù, Il discorso sulle migrazioni nell’Italia contemporanea: Un’analisi linguistico-discorsiva sulla stampa (2000-2010). Milano: Franco Angeli 2017, 222 pp.

Il contributo prende in esame le discussioni condotte all’interno di Wikipedia in lingua italiana. Queste discussioni, pubbliche, frequenti e condotte in spazi dedicati, sono uno strumento centrale per la vita della comunità che gestisce l’enciclopedia online; la loro presenza è anzi spesso considerata essenziale per la vita stessa del sito, caratterizzato da un’elevata conflittualità. Nel contributo, le modalità di discussione sono esaminate dal punto di vista tecnico e da quello delle regole esplicite di Wikipedia per la gestione degli accordi e dei disaccordi. Le discussioni sono inoltre collocate nel contesto ampio dei meccanismi di interazione e controllo all’interno della comunità, in particolare in rapporto all’obiettivo di formazione di un consenso. Il contributo descrive infine le caratteristiche linguistiche di base degli interventi, che, pur essendo di regola di registro informale e brillante, sono spesso scritti in modo molto articolato e vicino alla prosa letteraria tradizionale. L’assieme di questi tratti distingue nettamente le discussioni di Wikipedia da quelle normali sulle reti sociali e in molti spazi online. The paper examines the discussions within Wikipedia in Italian. These discussions, public, frequent and carried on in specific spaces, are a central tool for the life of the community that manages the online encyclopedia; indeed, their presence is often considered essential for the very survival of the site, characterized by a high level of conflict. In the paper, the modes of discussion are examined both from a technical point of view and from the perspective of the explicit Wikipedia rules for the management of agreements and disagreements. The discussions are also placed in the broader context of the mechanisms of interaction and control within the community, particularly in relation to the explicit objective of consensus building. Finally, the paper describes the basic linguistic features of the interventions, which, while usually informal and brilliant, often include cases of very articulate and literary writing. Overall, these characteristics clearly distinguish the Wikipedia discussions from the typical discussions on social networks and in many online spaces.

Questo contributo analizza le varie fasi di un caso che, nell'aprile del 2019, ha ricevuto grande risonanza sia sui social network sia sui media tradizionali. Riguarda lo scontro verbale tra un quindicenne della periferia romana di Torre Maura, Simone, e un simpatizzante di Casa Pound, nota organizzazione con simpatie di destra. Questo alterco, che nasce dal trasferimento di un gruppo di una sessantina di persone di etnia rom nel quartiere di Torre Maura, avviene in romanesco, in maniera tutto sommato adeguata al contesto e agli interlocutori. Ciononostante, alcune voci del panorama intellettuale italiano decidono di stigmatizzare l'impiego del dialetto da parte di Simone, ritenendolo segnale di una bassa competenza comunicativa da parte sua. Questo scatena un dibattito polarizzato tra persone che concordano con l'opinione espressa e altre che invece ritengono il ricorso al dialetto come perfettamente giustificato dalle circostanze in cui avviene la discussione. In conseguenza alla polarizzazione nella discussione estremamente accesa, almeno in alcune sue fasi, si assiste a una vicenda ricca di luoghi comuni sulla lingua e sulla cultura e, infine, alla creazione di una serie di figure altrettanto stereotipate: "Simone di Torre Maura" diventa un giovane eroe di sinistra, gli intellettuali che lo criticano invece degli snob accusati di essere avulsi dalla realtà. This contribution analyzes the various phases of a case that, in April 2019, received great resonance both on social networks and on traditional media. It concerns the verbal confrontation between a fifteen-year-old from the Roman outskirts of Torre Maura, Simone, and a sympathizer of Casa Pound, a well-known organization with right-wing sympathies. This altercation, which arises from the transfer of a group of about sixty people of Roma ethnicity to the district of Torre Maura, takes place in Roman dialect, in a manner appropriate to the context and the interlocutors. Nevertheless, some voices of the Italian intellectual scene decide to stigmatize the use of the dialect by Simone, considering it a sign of a low communicative competence on his part. This triggers a polarized debate between people who agree with the opinion expressed and others who instead consider the use of dialect as perfectly justified by the circumstances in which the discussion takes place. As a result of the polarization in the discussion, extremely heated at least in some of its phases, we witness a story rich of clichés about language and culture and, finally, the creation of a series of equally stereotyped figures: "Simone from Torre Maura" becomes a young hero of the left wing, the intellectuals who criticize him end up being depicted as snobs detached from reality.

The paper focuses on annotations jotted down by Vittorio Alfieri in the margins and endpapers of books related to language issues. A chronological path is sketched, from annotations dating from the first years of Alfieri’s « conversion » to literature, to annotations dating from is maturity. Special attention is paid to annotations dating from 1778-1779, where Alfieri carried on intensive studies of Italian language. Four type of annotation are described: lexical annotations; rationalisation of grammars and theorical texts; grammatical observations and ‘petulant’ annotations. Alfieri kept studying Italian language throughout his life: but the way he annotated books concerning language issues gradually changed over the time, as he achieved language proficiency.

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L’articolo illustra uno studio esplorativo sulle modalità di produzione dell’atto comunicativo del richiedere nell’interazione di bambini di 8-9 anni, basato su una sperimentazione educativa di ricerca-azione, condotta in Italia nella classe curricolare della scuola primaria. Gli aspetti specifi camente indagati sono i seguenti: le modalità di realizzazione dell’atto comunicativo; la relazione tra atto comunicativo e sequenza interazionale; la capacità dei bambini di rifl ettere sugli usi linguistici. I risultati ottenuti offrono indicazioni per lo sviluppo di materiali didattici appropriati e per la defi nizione di futuri protocolli di ricerca.

RESUMO: Este artigo tem como objetivo refl etir, sob o viés histórico, sobre a presença ausente da(s) língua(s) e cultura(s) italiana(s) no currículo de ensino médio em Curitiba, mais especifi camente no Colégio Estadual do Paraná no início do século XX. Como tratar de cultura e linguagem é tratar do sujeito sociológico e historicamente situado, sempre em movimento, na relação com o outro, destacamos nessa refl exão três pontos que acreditamos estejam relacionados com a questão da língua, a saber: a) a divergência entre os sujeitos imigrantes italianos social e historicamente situados; b) a ideologia do branqueamento do Brasil por parte da elite brasileira; e c) a ausência de tradição da língua italiana falada standard nesse período. Para essa refl exão, tomam-se como base as ideias do Círculo de Bakhtin sobre linguagem indissociada de sujeito híbrido e a noção de diferença cultural que ocorre na enunciação, conforme defi nida por Bhabha (2013)

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Sullo sfondo delle caratteristiche generali dell’insegnamento delle lingue straniere in Polonia all’inizio del Novecento viene presentato il manuale di italiano Praktyczna metoda języka włoskiego di Fortunato Giannini e Carlo Moscheni. Si passano in rassegna la struttura del manuale e le varie metodologie che gli autori applicano nel corso dell’insegnamento al fine di mettere in risalto rispettivamente l’approccio contrastivo, filologico e pragmatico, nonché il valore delle informazioni sulla lingua e cultura italiana.

L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è quello di trovare una conferma al pensiero condiviso dalla maggior parte degli studiosi italiani che vedono Luigi Barzini come uno degli innovatori della lingua giornalistica italiana di inizio Novecento. Partendo da un resoconto riguardante i motivi del successo di Barzini presso il pubblico e le ragioni che portano a ritenerlo il capostipite dello stile giornalistico italiano moderno, il presente contributo offre un confronto lessicale e stilistico tra alcuni passi tratti dal reportage dell’inviato del «Corriere» relativo all’eccidio di Belgrado del 1903 e altrettanti estratti da un articolo apparso sul quotidiano «La Stampa» riguardante lo stesso episodio, al fine di rilevare eventuali differenze e analogie.