Pronti per le lingue del resto d’Italia? Speriamo! Nell’articolo precedente abbiamo percorso la parte alta dello stivale, con i dialetti dell’arco alpino pianura Padana e poi giù fino al mediano. Ora è il momento del Sud: ciò che in passato era il Regno delle Due Sicilie. Qui le influenze delle altre culture si fanno più [...]

Are you ready for the last languages of Italy? Let’s hope so!
In the previous article we walked through the Northern part of the boot, exploring the dialects of the Alps, Padanian area and then down until the Median. Now, it’s the time for the South: what was called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Here the cultural influences on the languages have been really hard.

When you say Italian, people are ready to pronounce words with sounds, open vowels and, of course, moving their hands. What people do not take into account is that the Italian half isle, the Boot, has always been the center of historical invasions and in the linguist context, it makes a big mix. Basically a “soup”, where languages have been melted and have evolved together.

Quando si dice italiano, molti stranieri sono pronti a pronunciare parole con suoni, vocali aperte e a muovere le mani. Quello che pochi capiscono è che la penisola italica è sempre stata al centro delle invasioni e nel contesto linguistico e storico rappresenta un brodo, una minestra dove molte lingue si sono mescolate ed evolute [...]

Иногда мы годами учим иностранный язык, а потом понимаем, что не можем продуктивно использовать наши знания, например, из-за Тревожности, связанной с иностранными языками , или многочисленных языковых фобий. Эти психологические причины просто блокируют части нашего мозга, ответственные за речь на иностранном языке. Но также известны случаи, когда части нашего мозга были разблокированы, и тогда человек [...]

Sometimes you learn a foreign language for years and then realize that you can’t use it productively because of the Foreign Language Anxiety or numerous language phobias. These psychological reasons just block parts of your brain responsible for speaking a language. But there are also known cases that parts of the brain were unblocked and a person spoke a foreign language he hadn’t used before or acquired a particular accent out of the blue. Unfortunately it happens only after a stroke or any kind of a brain damage and still remains a puzzle for scientists.

Molti articoli sono stati scritti su come imparare lingue e ognuno di noi ha una sua strategia: c‘è chi consuma i libri e studia ogni regola fissandosela per sempre nella testa; c’è chi ascolta e segue corsi…Oggi voglio provare a illustrarvi il mio metodo, che mi ha permesso di acquisire, non una, ma due lingue in sei mesi. Impossibile? Bhè, direi di no.

A lot of articles have been written about how to learn languages and each one of us has his own strategy: who is using books and studying hard every grammatical rule memorizing it; who listens and takes some classes…Today I would try to show you my method, which allowed me to attempt, not one, but two languages in six months. Impossible? Well, no.

So, we’re back to this topic. After writing my previous article, I came across some interesting language-related professions. To those who loved watching CSI, NCIS and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, these jobs will definitely sound exciting!

Así que volvemos a este tema. Después de escribir mi ultimo artículo, encontré algunas profesiones relacionadas con los idiomas que me parecieron interesantes y que no pude resistir compartir con ustedes Para aquellos que disfrutaban de las series de CSI, NCIS and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, estos puestos sonarán muy emocionantes! Lingüística Forense: También [...]