Il tragico, il comico e il grottesco nella lingua di alcune opere verdiane

In this contribution I report the linguistic reflections of the cathegories of the ugly and the grotesque in some Verdi’s libretti. Respect to the ugly, I concentrate my analysis on Solera’s libretti, particularly on Lombardi, in the first phase of Verdi’s composition process. Respect to the grotesque, the admixture between tragic and comic find its most convincing expression in the synergy between words and music in: Rigoletto, La forza del destino di Piave, Ballo in maschera di Somma. Here the stylistic variation among different carachters seems good dashed and well conducted by Verdi and the two librettists. Il trovatore, on the contrary, is few diversified in linguistic registers and in contrasts and it is characterized by a strongly elevated linguistic

Osservazioni sull'innovazione lessicale legata al Covid-19

Il contributo si prefigge di offrire una sintetica panoramica, senza pretesa di esaustività, sui modi dell’innovazione lessicale che ha investito la lingua italiana veicolata dai media in seguito alla pandemia di Covid-19, sulla base degli studi più rilevanti usciti durante il periodo. Le categorie di voci illustrate con alcuni esempi sono i tecnicismi, gli anglicismi, i neologismi. Il saggio si chiude con qualche auspicio per il proseguimento degli studi in questo ambito. This paper wants to give an overview of lexical changes in italian media due to Covid-19 pandemic. Technical terms, anglicisms and neologisms will be analyze by the most important study works in that period. This paper doesn’t want to be exhaustive, but it tries to call attention to this linguistic phenomenon

La lezione di Tullio De Mauro sulla lingua dei media. Grazie, Tullio

Per ricordare Tullio De Mauro all'atto di uscita di questa nuova rivista, si richiama il suo apporto allo studio della lingua dei media, proponendo un’analisi riassuntiva dei momenti in cui si è articolato l’approccio critico-interpretativo alle scelte espressive dei moderni strumenti di comunicazione. Nel contributo si sottolinea la centralità di questa tematica nella ricerca complessiva di De Mauro e nella sua lettura dei fatti linguistici dell'Italia moderna e contemporanea. Upon the publishing of this new journal, in memory of Tullio De Mauro, we recall his contribution to media language studies, with a summary analysis of the different stages through which the critical-interpretative approach to the selection of forms of expression related to modern means of communication has been developed.. The contribution underlines the importance of this aspect throughout De Mauro’s research and in his interpretation of linguistical facts in modern and contemporary Italy

TRA STANDARD, NEOSTANDARD E SUBSTANDARD: VARIAZIONI NEI QUOTIDIANI ODIERNI

Il contributo documenta le tendenze linguistiche recenti nei quotidiani, sia cartacei che on line, relative al piano grammaticale. Negli ultimi decenni si è verificata una crescente differenziazione comunicativa e linguistica tra le testate, originata in buona parte dall’orientamento politico; essa investe soprattutto i piani del lessico e della sintassi/interpunzione e in misura minore il piano grammaticale. Quest’ultimo livello mostra una differenziazione soprattutto in relazione all’uso del discorso diretto, mentre l’orientamento politico, determinante per lessico e sintassi, interviene molto poco sul piano morfosintattico. Between standard, neostandard and substandard: changes in current newspapersThe paper documents recent language trends in newspapers, both printed and online, related to grammar. In recent decades, there has been a growing communicative and linguistic differentiation between newspapers, largely due to political orientation; this mainly concerns the lexicon and syntax/interpretation and, to a lesser extent, grammar. This latter shows a differentiation above all in relation to the use of direct speech, while political orientation, which is decisive for lexicon and syntax, impacts very little on morphosyntax

E-taliano/cyberitaliano e competenze linguistiche

I nuovi media, è noto, hanno molto facilitato una diffusione della scrittura e unamoltiplicazione delle sue forme, indubbiamente positive. Ora, dopo un certonumero di anni di questa nuova vitalità della scrittura, in periodo di bilancinegativi sulle competenze linguistiche dei giovani, e non solo, possiamo odobbiamo interrogarci sugli effetti linguistici di tale vitalità. Negli ultimi tempisi sono succeduti interventi, appelli, dati preoccupanti sulle forti carenzelinguistiche dei giovani, delle quali è stata ritenuta responsabile soprattutto lascuola. Ma, naturalmente, su un altro piano, alcuni aspetti della società di oggisono da considerare concause di un processo veloce e preoccupante diabbassamento delle competenze linguistiche: tra questi, l’uso massiccio dellascrittura nel web, specie nelle reti sociali, e nella messaggistica istantanea,potrebbe avere un ruolo. Pensate che ciò sia vero? Quali ritienete che possanoconsiderarsi, anche alla luce dei recenti studi sull’italiano del web, gli effetti piùevidenti, in senso negativo ma anche positivo, dell’e-taliano o cyberitalianosull’uso scrittorio generale dei giovani? It is known that new media have made possible and easier a certain diffusion of writing and multiplication of its forms, undoubtedly positive. Now, after a certain amount of years of this new vitality of writing, in a time of negative assessments on young people’s linguistic abilities, and not theirs alone, we can and should interrogate ourselves on the linguistical effects of such vitality. Recently there have been interventions, calls for attention and preoccupying data about major linguistical lacking among young people, of which school has been held primarily responsible. But, naturally, at another level, same aspects of today’s society are to be considered causes of a fast and concerning process of plummeting linguistical abilities: among these, the wide use of web writing, especially in social networks and in instant messaging, might bear some responsibility. Can we agree? In light of recent studies on web Italian, which do we think can be considered as the most evident aspects, both in a positive and negative way, of e-italian or cyberitalian on the general use of writing made by young people?

Colorectal Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy

IMPORTANCE Delays in screening programs and the reluctance of patients to seek medical attention because of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 could be associated with the risk of more advanced colorectal cancers at diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was associated with more advanced oncologic stage and change in clinical presentation for patients with colorectal cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This retrospective, multicenter cohort study included all 17 938 adult patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer from March 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021 (pandemic period), and from January 1, 2018, to February 29, 2020 (prepandemic period), in 81 participating centers in Italy, including tertiary centers and community hospitals. Follow-up was 30 days from surgery. EXPOSURES Any type of surgical procedure for colorectal cancer, including explorative surgery, palliative procedures, and atypical or segmental resections. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was advanced stage of colorectal cancer at diagnosis. Secondary outcomes were distant metastasis, T4 stage, aggressive biology (defined as cancer with at least 1 of the following characteristics: signet ring cells, mucinous tumor, budding, lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, and lymphangitis), stenotic lesion, emergency surgery, and palliative surgery. The independent association between the pandemic period and the outcomes was assessed using multivariate random-effects logistic regression, with hospital as the cluster variable. RESULTS A total of 17 938 patients (10 007 men [55.8%]; mean [SD] age, 70.6 [12.2] years) underwent surgery for colorectal cancer: 7796 (43.5%) during the pandemic period and 10 142 (56.5%) during the prepandemic period. Logistic regression indicated that the pandemic period was significantly associated with an increased rate of advanced-stage colorectal cancer (odds ratio [OR], 1.07; 95%CI, 1.01-1.13; P = .03), aggressive biology (OR, 1.32; 95%CI, 1.15-1.53; P < .001), and stenotic lesions (OR, 1.15; 95%CI, 1.01-1.31; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This cohort study suggests a significant association between the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the risk of a more advanced oncologic stage at diagnosis among patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer and might indicate a potential reduction of survival for these patients

Note sul lessico musicale nei periodici milanesi della prima metà dell'Ottocento

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La escritura femenina italiana hoy: tendencias y ejemplos

Ante todo una pregunta, obvia pero necesaria, cuya respuesta no hay que darla por descontada: ¿existe una escritura específicamente femenina, o, mejor, existen modalidades estilístico-lingüísticas que puedan considerarse específicas de las escritoras mujeres? No es una interrogante nueva pero se ha replanteado en los últimos decenios, en los que la escritura femenina en Italia ha tenido un desarrollo exponencial. Una relevante presencia de escritoras caracteriza el panorama de la narrativa it..