Culture: La storia della lingua italiana

Saturday, October 21st – 1-2pm (online)

In English and Italian – Levels: A2/C2

Did you know that Italy has a national language (Standard Italian) along with regional languages, which we call dialects?
Have you ever thought about the origin of Standard Italian and its relationship to the dialects? Take a trip through the linguistic history of Italy and learn about how the national language came to be! This event will focus on the story of the dialects of Italy, the national language of Italy, and why it is that there are so many Southern Italian dialects spoken in the United States today.