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Women, Language and Grammar in Italy, 1500-1900 (Hardcover, New)
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Women, Language and Grammar in Italy, 1500-1900 (Hardcover, New)
Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs
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This monograph examines the relationship between women, language
and grammar with particular reference to the Italian context
between the sixteenth and the end of the nineteenth century, from
the codification of Italian as a literary language to the formation
of a unified state. It investigates the role played by women in the
Italian linguistic tradition as addressees, readers or authors of
grammatical texts.
In spite of the ever-growing interest in different aspects of
women's life in the Western world through the centuries, little
attention has been given up to now to women's linguistic education,
their relationship with grammar and the ideas about their use of
language. In the context of Italy, these questions were virtually
unexplored.
This study is the result of extensive first-hand research and
detailed analysis of primary sources (well-known texts, as well as
minor and rare ones), brought together for the first time and made
available to a wider public. Sources range from more specifically
linguistic writings, to texts on women's education and conduct
books, from literary works (e.g. novels, short-stories, poetry,
plays, satirical writings, children's literature), to official
government documents, newspapers articles, women's magazines,
school texts, letters and memoirs.
Its interdisciplinary approach and the richness of its sources make
this volume an engaging journey across four centuries in the
history of the Italian language the history of grammar, the history
of linguistic thought, and the history of women and their
education. This is the first work of its kind in the field of
Italian studies. Relevant illustrations accompany the book offering
readers also a visual appreciation and understanding of the
subjects and themes examined in the six chapters.
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