Yesterday, April 27, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute concluded two-day conference on yet another significant aspect of our community and its ever expanding issues: the Italian language and its inevitable, changing nature, as people move from one locale to another
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To anyone who does not know Italian, the language exists as an abstract fusion of a romantic ideal of the standard Tuscan dialect and stereotypical ideas of southern Italy and Italian-Americans that derive from representations in pop culture. The objective of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute’s three-day conference is to provide a complete look at every aspect the Italian language puzzle and its many divergent influences.