Background
Lepschy, Anna Laura was born on November 30, 1933 in Turin, Italy. Daughter of Arnaldo Dante and Gemma Celestina (Segre) Momigliano.
(Italian as a national spoken language is a new experience...)
Italian as a national spoken language is a new experience for Italians; until very recently it was normal for the majority of the people to speak in a dialect, and Italian was a literary language used only by a minority. The first section of this book provides an outline of the language, and a sketch of the dialects. The authors also describe the formation of the modern standard language in its varieties (regional, social, and occupational). Part two is a reference grammar of contemporary educated Italian, presented in the way it is actually used, rather than according to traditional prescription. The book concentrates on contemporary usage and will enable the reader to understand and use appropriately a wide range of expressions, characterized where necessary according to their level of formality or their regional nature. The illuminating combination of historical perspective and contemporary grammer make this a unique contribution to Italian linguistics, and an invaluable reference book for all students and scholars in the field of Italian. The second edition has been revised throughout to bring it completely up to date.
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Lepschy, Anna Laura was born on November 30, 1933 in Turin, Italy. Daughter of Arnaldo Dante and Gemma Celestina (Segre) Momigliano.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, 1955; BLitt, University of Oxford, 1961.
Junior fellow in Italian University Bristol, United Kingdom, 1957-1959. From assistant lecturer to lecturer University Reading, United Kingdom, 1959-1967. From lecturer to professor University College, London, since 1967.
Chair committee for equal opportunities University College London, 1990-1993, chair Society Italian Studies, 1989-1995. Honorary research fellow University Cambridge, since 2003, Commendatore of the Italian Republican, 2003.
(Italian as a national spoken language is a new experience...)
Member Society for Italian Studies, Association for Study of Modern Italy, Society for Pirandello Studies, Comparative Literature Association, Association International Study Italian Language and Literature (vice president since 1998).
Married Giulio Ciro Lepschy, December 20, 1962.