Women, language and grammar in italy, 1500-1900
Auteur :
Sanson, Helena
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780197264836
Date de publication :
8 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
24,1 x 17,0 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
926 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the sixteenth century Italian was a literary language not accessible to the less educated, among them women, who would instead speak a local dialect. Little attention has been paid to women's linguistic education, but this study shows the vital role they played in developing Italian as a true mother tongue.