THE ”PERFECT” ITALIAN LANGUAGE. THE DIACHRONIC PERSPECTIVE Cover Image

LA LINGUA ITALIANA ”PERFETTA”. PROSPETTIVA DIACRONICA
THE ”PERFECT” ITALIAN LANGUAGE. THE DIACHRONIC PERSPECTIVE

Author(s): Angelica CĂPRARU
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: Dante; dialect; Manzoni; Italian language; neo-standard;

Summary/Abstract: This paperwork features short diachronic considerations on the standard Italian language. The language is analyzed from an evolutionary perspective, from Dante to the present day. If, in Dante's acceptation, the standard language had to be illustrious, aulic, cardinal and curial, nowadays, we are witnessing its re-standardization. We are thus highlighting the fact that a language is constantly shaped by social interaction and practice and therefore, the usage becomes the standard.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2018
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 199-202
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Italian
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