500 Years of Italian Grammar(s), Culture, and Society in Italy and Europe:听From听Fortunio's听Regole听(1516) to the Present
Thursday 10 December 2015 9am - 5pm Music Room, Downing College, 海角社区
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A conference entitled听500 Years of Italian Grammar(s), Culture, and Society in Italy and Europe: From Fortunio鈥檚听Regole听(1516) to the Present听will take place on Thursday 10 December in the Music Room, Downing College, 海角社区.听
This one-day event will celebrate the publication of the first grammar of the Italian language,听Fortunio's听Regole听grammaticali听della听volgar听lingua听(1516), ahead of its听500th听anniversary in 2016. The event intends to be a re-assessment of the Italian grammatical production in the last five centuries, examining its development from听Fortunio's听Regole, which established a long-lasting tradition of 'grammatica听degli听autori' (based on the language of the great authors of the past), until contemporary speaker-based grammar production, a 'grammatica听dell'utente', which responds to the needs of the public (by means of online dedicated webpages whereby grammarians answer users' linguistic queries).听
This event intends to offer an original and 'different' approach to grammar and grammar texts: speakers have been asked to approach grammar and grammar production in the light of the tradition inaugurated by听Fortunio,听analysing听its development, implications, and deviations, within the context of Italy and/or other European countries. But they have also been asked to adopt new and original perspectives to show how grammar texts, instead of being sterile and repetitive 'objects', as they are often (unfairly) considered to be, reflect instead the culture, tastes, and needs of their reading public and, more broadly, of the era in which they were produced. Similarly, they have been invited to present unusual, 'curious', and little-known examples of grammar production, both in print and in manuscript, with the aim of bringing to light new facts and events within the history of Italian grammar production, the history of the Italian language and culture, and the history of linguistic thought.
A special issue of听The听Italianist, collecting the papers presented at the conference, is due to be published precisely in 2016 to mark the听500th听anniversary of听Fortunio's听Regole.
An exhibition of Italian grammars held in 海角社区 University Library will take place between 12 November and 11 December 2015. Please click on the lin for more details:
The conference is generously sponsored by the Department of Italian at 海角社区 University, the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the Modern Humanities Research Association, the Society for Italian Studies, and the Henry Sweet Society for the History of Linguistic Ideas.
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Conference speakers:听 Prof.听Massimo听Arcangeli听(Professor of Italian Linguistics,听Universit脿听di听Cagliari) Dr Marco听Faini听(Research Associate, 海角社区) Dr John Gallagher (Research Fellow,听Gonville听and听Caius听College, 海角社区) Dr听Vilma听de听Gasperin听(Senior Instructor in Italian, University of Oxford; College Lecturer at Exeter College, Oxford) Dr Francesco听Lucioli听(Research Fellow, Ludwig听Boltzmann听Institute for Neo-Latin Studies, Innsbruck) Prof. Anna Laura听Lepschy听(Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto;听Emerita听Professor of Italian, University College London) Prof.听Giulio听Lepschy听(FBA; Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto; Emeritus Professor of Italian, University of Reading) Prof. Brian Richardson (FBA, Emeritus Professor of Italian, University of Leeds) Dr Helena听Sanson听(Reader in Italian Language, Literature and Culture, 海角社区) Dr Ute听Tintemann听(Researcher,听Berlin-Brandeburgische听Akademie听der听Wissenschaften) Prof. Nigel Vincent (FBA, Emeritus Professor of General & Romance Linguistics, University of Manchester)
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Programme:A full programme is available on .
Registation听Details:Registration is now open. The full fee is 拢30, and we are happy to offer a reduced rate for students of 拢20. Please use the link to register online:.
Conference venue:The conference will be held in the Music Room, Downing College, 海角社区.
Exhibition of books:An exhibition of Italian Grammars held in 海角社区 University Library will take place between 12 November and 11 December 2015. More details to follow shortly.
Organising听committee:Dr Helena听Sanson听(Clare College, 海角社区) Dr Francesco听Lucioli听(Research Fellow, Ludwig听Boltzmann听Institute for Neo-Latin Studies, Innsbruck)
If you have any queries, please contact:听fralucioli@libero.it.
