La Lingua Italiana Flashcards
(49 cards)
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Testimoniata
A
Demonstrated
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Immutato
A
Unchanged
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Leggermente
A
Slightly
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Attraverso
A
Through
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Concetto
A
Concept/opinion
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Lingue romanze
A
Romance languages
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Comune
A
Common
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Affinità
A
Affinities/similarities
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Somiglianza
A
Resemblance
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Spesso
A
Frequent/often
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Appartenenza
A
Belong
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Linguaggi settoriali
A
Specialized languages
13
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Quotidianamente
A
Everyday/daily
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Patrizi
A
Patricians (members of noble families)
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Plebei
A
Plebeians (common folk)
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Sicuramente
A
Certainly
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Lessico
A
Lexicon (vocab words)
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Fonologia
A
Phonology (How it sounds)
19
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Tratti
A
Features
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Cantilena
A
Sing-songlike quality
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Consonanti doppie
A
Double consonants
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Aspirata
A
Aspirate/aspirated (pronounce sound with an exhalation of breath)
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Gorgia toscana
A
Tuscan pronunciation
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Secco
A
Dry
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Anglofoni
English speakers
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Addirittura
Even
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Scolarizzazione
Schooling
28
L'alfabetizzazione
Literacy
29
Cosiddetto
So-called
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Sviluppare
To develop
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Uguale
Identical
32
Diffondere
To diffuse/spread
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Raggiungere
To reach
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Corrente
Current
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Prestabilito
Pre-established
36
Frammentazione
Fragmentation
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MANZONI
Uno dei grandi esponente della lingua italiana.
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What happened in 1860 in terms of the appropriate language?
Italian 'standard' would become the Italian that children would be taught in schools (ministry of education changed it from Latin to Italian).
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VI
Sesto
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AT THE END OF EIGHTH CENTURY WAS THE FIRST WRITTEN DOCUMENT IN 'VOLGARE'
Coolio
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Prosa
Prose (any piece of writing)
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Dante scrive il fiorentino che diventava la lingua parlata d'Italia.
:)
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Promulgare
To promote/push forward
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Settentrionale
Northern
45
Didattico
Educational
46
Culmine
Crowning achievement
| Culmination
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Le persone istruite
The smart people
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Oltre a
Further than/beyond
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Scoprire
To discover
