Category Archives: Toscana

What’s in the Shopping Carts of Italians?

Posted on September 21, 2017 by babbityjean

Food, of course, is an overwhelming part of Italy’s identity.  So it’s interesting to see what Italians actually purchase at grocery stores.  The following was based on a study conducted by Italy’s National Institute for Statistics and expanded on by … Continue reading →

Posted in Calabria, Campania, Cucina italiana, English, Foto, Italia, Liguria, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana | Leave a comment

Se Dante fosse nato in Sicilia…?

Posted on June 8, 2017 by babbityjean

A scuola ad Orvieto, la mia insegnante mi ha insegnato molto riguardo l’evoluzione della lingua italiana ed il ruolo e la storia dei dialetti.  Abbiamo letto insieme un’intervista al professor Gian Luigi Beccaria, che è un linguista e storico della … Continue reading →

Posted in Firenze, Foto, Italia, Italiano, La Lingua, Sicilia, Storia, Toscana, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

If Dante had been born in Sicily…

Posted on June 8, 2017 by babbityjean

In school in Orvieto, my teacher taught me a lot about the evolution of the Italian language and the role and history of dialects.  We read together an interview of professor Gian Luigi Beccaria, who is a linguist and historian of … Continue reading →

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