La lingua italiana e il suo rapporto con gli anglicismi: storia, ruolo e modalità della penetrazione

• Main Author: Björkenvall, Anna-Maja
• Format: Others
• Language: Italian
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier 2016
• Subjects: Anglicisms; Italian; Linguistic adaptation; Accademia della Crusca; Specific Languages; Studier av enskilda språk
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-130961

The use of English words in Italian has been an active phenomenon for centuries. Opinions diverge whether this is a positive part of a natural linguistic evolution in a globalized world, or a linguistic breakdown to be avoided at all cost. In the present study, the history of anglicisms in Italian language will be examined, as well as modern day characteristics of Anglo-Saxon influence and adaptation on the Italian peninsula. The result is a colorful portrait of an Italian language in movement, with anglicisms being part of the linguistic field in both the written and spoken contemporary language. The view of the Accademia della Crusca, the Italian academy for linguistic preservation, is explored, as well as some potential social factors contributing to this form of linguistic innovation.