From the Archive: Speaking Sardinian

This episode was originally published as Episode 119 on November 14, 2022.

This episode of Speaking Tongues wades into the fascinating world of the Sardinian language & culture with our guest Dalila. We explore the unique characteristics of Sardinian, its historical influences from Catalan and Spanish, and how it stands apart from Italian. Dalila shares insights into the grammar, highlighting differences between Sardinian spoken in the north and south, and the linguistic variations across Sardinia's micro-regions.

In this episode, we discuss:

🇮🇹 The rich history of Sardinian, tracing its evolution from Latin and its influences from Catalan, Spanish, and Italian.

🇮🇹 The grammatical structure of Sardinian, including the unique use of interrogative sentences and the influence of Proto-Sardinian.

🇮🇹 The vibrant Sardinian literary tradition, featuring works from the 1500s and contemporary poetry, especially highlighting the contributions of female poets.

🇮🇹 The challenges and efforts in preserving the Sardinian language, including teaching it in schools and the debate over which variant should be standardized.

🇮🇹 The coexistence of other minority languages in Sardinia, such as Tabarchino, Sassarese, and Gallurese, and their relationship with Sardinian and Italian.

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