The Italian Language Today
Author | : Anna Laura Lepschy |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136132766 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136132767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Italian Language Today written by Anna Laura Lepschy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'a truly authoritative short Italian grammar ... possibly the best concise account now available in any language' - The Times Literary Supplement 'a stimulating and scholarly introduction to Italian for the serious student. It contains a great deal of original material and the authors' unequivocal attitudes to the linguistic reality of modern Italy...make it important that it should be read and discussed by Italianists everywhere' - The Times Higher Education Supplement 'a major new contribution to the literature in English...it will be an essential part of the linguistic formation of every Italianist' - The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies Recently revised to bring it completed up-to-date, this book remains a unique source on the Italian language as it is actually spoken and written in Italy. The combination of historical perspective and contemporary grammar make it particularly useful for Italian linguistics.