The Italian Language

Learn about the Italian language, grammar, vocabulary and culture

Introduction

In this section I shall be speaking about some aspects of the Latin language, but concentrating on the changes that occurred during the transition from Latin to, in our case, Italian. I examine the alphabet and the way it changed over time, with the addition of letters borrowed from Greek and others that were added in Mediaeval times. I also look at Classical Latin and Vulgar Latin vocabulary and the changes of pronunciation that have taken place during the transition from Latin to Italian.