Italian language
Italian language is a Romance language that belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. It is the official language of Italy and one of the four official languages of Switzerland. Italian is also widely spoken in San Marino, Vatican City, Slovenia, and Croatia.
History
The Italian language has its roots in the Latin of the Roman Empire. Over centuries, Latin evolved and regional dialects developed, which eventually became the Italian language. The first known Italian texts are from the 10th century and are known as the Placiti Cassinesi.
Dialects
There are several Italian dialects that vary significantly from standard Italian. These include Neapolitan, Sicilian, and Venetian. Despite the differences, all dialects maintain a high degree of mutual intelligibility.
Grammar
Italian grammar is typical of the grammar of Romance languages in general. Case distinction is largely lost, except for the subject and object forms in pronouns, such as he and him. Italian uses definite and indefinite articles, and has a typical Romance verb conjugation system.
Vocabulary
The vocabulary of Italian comes mainly from Latin, although there are also words from Greek, Arabic, and Germanic languages. Italian has also borrowed words from English and French.
Writing system
Italian uses the Latin script, with the addition of the letters j, k, w, x, and y for loanwords. The Italian alphabet has 21 letters, excluding these five.
Learning Italian
Italian is a popular language to learn around the world. It is taught in many schools and universities, and there are numerous resources available for self-study, including textbooks, online courses, and language exchange programs.
See also
Linguistic map of the Italian language world
Six Tuscan Poets
Cardinal Pietro Bembo
Francesco Hayez painting
Suisse italiene
Istria Italians 1991
Italian empire 1940
Italian USC2000 PHS
Italian School Rijeka
Talian
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