In these months in which the cultural initiatives in the presence have suffered a setback due to the pandemic, the moments of comparison and the initiatives dedicated to dissemination have increased on social networks. Also in the linguistic field something is moving and today at 7 pm it starts on Instagram “6per6», a review of popular meetings on the relationship between Italian and English, organized by Linguinsta, an editorial project dedicated to curiosities about language conceived by Michele Razzetti, a journalist who also collaborates with Vanity Fair.
Six live chats involving authoritative linguists and exponents of a prestigious institution such asAccademia della Crusca he was born in Cambridge Assessment English, certification body of the English language active in our country for over 80 years.
A NEW POINT OF VIEW ON THE LANGUAGE
Too often, especially on social networks, the debate on language flattens out on the grammatical errors – presumed or real – we commit. But a language is much more than its grammar and «6per6» intends to convey precisely this fundamental awareness.
Reliable content – linguistics is precisely that scientific study of the language – in a pop context like that of Instagram, in the hope of engaging a large audience, because after all at different levels we all have to do with the language. “Initiatives like this are important because they contribute to everyone’s language education. Unfortunately, often in different contexts even those who do not have the scientific preparation to do so deal with linguistic issues. Bringing together experts who can analyze the relationship between Italian and English from different perspectives, beyond the clichés and stereotypes that rage, therefore, represents an initiative of great cultural value “, he comments Matteo Santipolo, professor of Didactics of Modern Languages at the University of Padua, vice president of the Italian Society of Didactics of Languages and Educational Linguistics (DILLE) and author of “The varieties of contemporary English” (Carocci). Santipolo inaugurates the exhibition by providing some lesser known curiosities about the English language and its diffusion – and variation – in the world.
FROM ANGLISMS TO ITALIAN DIFFICULTIES
Among the topics addressed is that of anglisms, the English terms we use in Italian, often held responsible for a phantom ruin of our language. Tomorrow, Thursday 25 March, Claudio Giovanardi, member of the Accademia della Crusca and author of «English-Italian 1 to 1. To translate or not to translate English words?» (Manni), instead try to convey some practical indications for a conscious use of these linguistic elements.
Paolo Poerio, creator of the Instagram profile 2minuteswithpaolino, which helps young people to increase their lexical knowledge through television series and songs, instead questions the possibility of improving language skills through social media. An important question also in the face of the numerous successful profiles on Instagram, and more recently on TikTok, born with this intent.
Knowing how to use one or more languages effectively also means understanding the possible consequences of what we say and write; with words, for example, we can offend, hurt a person and online hatred often takes shape through words. And he knows it well Federico Faloppa, professor at the University of Reading, coordinator of the “National network for combating hate speech and phenomena” and author of the recent “#ODIO” (Utet), protagonist of the meeting “Country that you go, offense that you find” .
Elisabetta Lonati, professor of English Linguistics at the University of Eastern Piedmont, then tries to make people understand how much Latin has influenced English, going beyond the common perception that it is only English that “contaminates” other languages. On the other hand, the most frequent difficulties that Italians encounter in learning the language of Buckingham Palace deal with e Sarah Ellis, senior education services manager for the Europe of Cambridge Assessment English.
To follow the meetings of «6per6» just follow the @linguinsta profile and connect to the live shows at 7pm.
In gallery find instead five little-known curiosities about English identified by Professor Santipolo (and which will be deepened in today’s inaugural meeting).
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