Learn Sicilian / Mparamu lu sicilianu (English and Italian Edition) - Softcover

Gaetano Cipolla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881901890 ISBN 13: 9781881901891

Publisher: Legas, 2013

Synopsis

This is first comprehensive, interactive grammar of Sicilian designed as a College textbook, as well as a self teaching tool.The volume is beautifully llustrated and contains well written and informative readings on Sicilian culture. It is accompanied by a DVD containing the audio for all the readings, answers to the extensive exercises and an interactive guide to Sicilian pronunciation.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Gaetano Cipolla is Professor Emeritus from St. John's University. He is regarded as the leading scholar for Sicilian language and culture in the US. He is president and editor of Arba Sicula, and he is the principal editor of Legas in New York. He has written extensively on Sicilian culture. His Siciliana: Studies on the Sicilian Ethos, contains some of his most important essays. He is also the leading translator of Sicilian poetry into English, with more than a dozen volume to his credit.

Review

This volume represents the first real attempt to teach Sicilian using the current thinking about how languages are learned. It is designed to empower the student to communicate his thoughts in Sicilian to native speakers. It provides not only the linguistic tools that are needed to communicate, but also the cultural information essential to communication. It consists of 18 chapters plus a preliminary lesson. Each chapter presents grammatical points that are integrated with useful exercises that make sure that the students not only understand the rules but are able to manipulate the language in creative ways. Each chapter contains dialogues, often humorous, readings and other linguistic material that present a comprehensive picture of the culture of Sicily. As students' understanding increases, the culture of Sicily is highlighted through well written and humorous readings dealing with a number of aspects of Sicilian life, geography, history, myth, and poetry. --Sicilia Parra, xxiv-2, Fall 2102

Edition details

• Publisher: Legas
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1881901890
• ISBN 13: 9781881901891
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Gaetano Cipolla