Italian Language Resources
Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers
Centro Studi Italiani TM __ "The first thing to bear in mind is that it is practically impossible to establish a general rule dictating the "exact" pronunciation of each single word. One reason is that in Italy
pronunciation varies greatly from region to region, and educated speakers often disagree about the "correct" pronunciation of a word." Where do you think it goes from there? - From Centro Studi Italiani - http://www.locuta.com/eaccent.html
English >> Italian __ When you are ready for a test of your knowledge of the Italian language, choose from one the hundred tests you can take. The tests all contain a link to the answers and are to be printed and completed offline. - From
goethe-verlag.com - http://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/EI/EI.HTM
Foreign Languages For Travelers - Italian __ Select Italian language from the index. Then learn basic words for numbers, dining out, traveling, shopping, and dictionaries too. - From travlang.com - http://www.travlang.com/languages/
FunTrivia: Italian __ A collection of educational quizzes about the Italian language. - From funtrivia.com - http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/365.html
History of the Italian Language __ "Linguistically speaking, the Italian language is a member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is spoken principally in the Italian peninsula,
southern Switzerland, San Marino, Sicily, Corsica, northern Sardinia, and on the northeastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, as well as in North and South America." You will find an overview, click-to-read material and links. - from About.com - http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa060699a.htm
The Italian Electronic Classroom! TM __ You will find a search for words, idiomatic expressions, grammar pronunciation, prepositions, specifying elements, pronouns, nouns, verbs and the list goes on. - From locuta.com - http://www.locuta.com/eclass.html
Italian Language __ You will find a selection of articles about the Italian language, annotated links compiled by a subject specialist, a subject specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Covers topics such as grammar and lingual history,
and provides access to language courses and translation services. - From about.com - http://italian.about.com/
Italian language __ "The history of the Italian language is quite complex but the modern standard of the language was largely shaped by relatively recent events. The earliest surviving texts which can definitely be called Italian (as opposed to its
predecessor Vulgar Latin) are legal formulae from the region of Benevento dating from A.D. 960-963. Italian was first formalized in the first years of the 14th century through the works of Dante Alighieri, who mixed southern Italian dialects, especially Sicilian, with his native Tuscan in his epic poems known collectively as the Commedia, to which Giovanni Boccaccio later affixed the title
Divina. Dante's much-loved works were read throughout Italy and his written dialect became the "canonical standard" that others could all understand. Dante is still credited with standardizing the Italian language." You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - from wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language
Italian Language Guide __ Use the links on the left of the page to access wide ranging information about the Italian language. - From italianlanguageguide.com - http://www.italianlanguageguide.com/
Web Italian Lesson, by Lucio Chiappetti __ Lucio Chiappetti has created these three Italian lessons to help anyone learn basic Italian. - From Tyler Chambers, and Lucio Chiappetti - http://www.june29.com/Italian/
