{"id":10082,"date":"2020-12-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.a-stw.com\/?p=10082"},"modified":"2023-07-07T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T09:14:06","slug":"multilingual-countries-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a-stw.com\/en\/multilingual-countries-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMULTILINGUAL COUNTRIES\u201d COLUMN. SEASON 1 – 2 \u201cITALY\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The second episode of this series discussing various multilingual countries<\/strong> and the languages spoken there is about our bel paese<\/em>: Italy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned in the \u201cpilot episode<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u201d, the first season will focus on Europe. Europe <\/strong>has 13 bilingual or multilingual states<\/strong> with two or more official languages, in addition to other languages\u200bthat are not officially recognised but certainly spoken by some parts of the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT WE MEAN BY MULTILINGUAL COUNTRY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First of all, it’s important to specify that in order to be included in our list, a country must do more than simply note two or more spoken languages (regardless of whether they’re recognised as a \u201clanguage\u201d or considered dialects). The basic criterion for our (and not only our) selection of multilingual countries is that these two or more languages\u200b must be recognised at a legislative level<\/strong> and thus for place names, signage, school and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On paper, therefore, Italy should not be considered a full-fledged multilingual country, as the primacy of the Italian language is recognised in the country. But …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ITALY AND ITS MULTILINGUAL REGIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But … at the regional level, there are four Italian regions (with special statutes) that are to be considered bilingual according to law. We\u2019re talking about Valle d’Aosta<\/strong>, Trentino-Alto Adige<\/strong>, Friuli-Venezia Giulia<\/strong> and Sardinia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leads us to consider Italy a multilingual country, given the national unity all these regions share with the others of the Italian state, despite the fact that bilingualism is not recognised throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VALLE D\u2019AOSTA<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This r<\/span><\/a><\/strong>egion governed by a special act<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is located in the north-west of the country, in the Western Alps and bordering France<\/strong> and Switzerland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bilingualism in Valle d’Aosta establishes the equal use and legal relevance of both Italian and French<\/strong>. Indeed, from the ski slopes to the shops in Courmayeur, it’s easy to meet people who can express themselves perfectly in both languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This region in the Dolomites<\/span><\/a><\/strong> borders Switzerland <\/strong>and Austria <\/strong>and is located in the north-east of the peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without dwelling on the region’s legal management, from a linguistic point of view, German <\/strong>and Ladin<\/strong> are spoken, in addition to Italian. Ladin (Rhaeto-Romanic language) is in fact classified as an official language, not a dialect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bordering Austria and Slovenia, this autonomous region<\/span><\/strong><\/a> officially recognises two languages: Italian and Slovenian<\/strong>. It’s clear that the bilingualism of these regions largely (if not entirely) derives from Italy’s geographic neighbours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SARDINIA<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As one of the two largest islands in Italy, Sardinia<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is the fourth and last region of this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with Ladin, Sardinian <\/strong>is recognised as a language and not simply a dialect. Hence the bilingual nature of the region, where Sardinian and Italian are the official languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTILINGUALISM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, the presence of several languages in Italy should be considered a wealth to preserve and defend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like our dialects, these languages can increase our country’s culture and specificity, not contaminating it but providing new ideas for the Italian language<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stefano Gaffuri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

English translation and adaptation by <\/strong>Sarah Schneider<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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