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The sounds, forms, and uses of Italian : an introduction to Italian linguistics / Gianrenzo P. Clivio and Marcel Danesi.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clivio, Gianrenzo P., author.
- Danesi, Marcel, 1946- author.
- Series:
- Toronto Italian studies.
- Toronto Italian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Italian language.
- Genre:
- Einführung.
- Livres numeriques.
- e-books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Filling a major gap in the curriculum of undergraduate and graduate programs in Italian linguistics, this is a text on Italian linguistics that clearly presents all of the key concepts in a form designed specifically for English-speaking students.
- Contents:
- PREFACE
- 1 The Italian Language
- Origins
- Historical Outline
- Dialects
- Standard Italian
- Characteristics
- Follow-Up Activities
- 2 Linguistics
- Historical Overview
- Phonology
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Discourse
- Variation
- 3 The Sounds of Italian
- Phonetic Description
- The Vowels
- The Consonants
- The Double Consonants
- Syllable Structure
- Prosodic Features
- Orthography
- 4 The Italian Sound System
- The Phoneme
- Allophones
- Phonological Analysis
- Distinctive Features.
- Distinctive-Feature Analysis
- 5 Word Structure
- Words
- The Morpheme
- Allomorphs
- Morphological Analysis
- Affixation
- 6 Sentence Patterns
- Phrase Structure
- Relations
- The Lexicon
- Grammar and Mind
- 7 Meaning
- Words as Signs
- Denotation and Connotation
- Semantic Relations
- Utterances
- Names
- Metaphor
- 8 Discourse
- Speech Acts
- Conversational Devices
- Nonverbal Communication
- A Model of Discourse
- Narrative and Discourse
- Follow-Up Activities.
- 9 Variation
- Regional Variation
- Variation Outside Italy
- Social Varieties
- Aspects of Linguistic Change
- Concluding Remarks
- GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- ITALIAN-ENGLISH GLOSSARY
- X
- Z
- FURTHER READING
- INDEX
- W.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-8240-X
- OCLC:
- 244768772
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