How Did The Italian Language Spread Italian Vernacular?
Abstract All European languages can be rooted back to the Latin vernacular. Latin was not a language that was easily written because there were so many dialects. The condition of Latin made Italian immerse. Writers of Italy played a key role in spreading the Italian language out into Europe. It became the first language to be written in a literary work. Dante Alighieri played a major role in the Italian language with his famous works. The thing that made Italian so popular was the use of printing. Italian was the best language to use. Even in the arts Italian was used because it was the easiest to understand.
Language has always been a complex form of communication. Every …show more content…
The first language that transformed into a literary medium was Italian. (Vernacular, 1987) The written form of the language is what brought on the spread of Italian; writers played the key role in spreading it out. The person that played a major role in spreading the Italian language was Dante Alighieri. (Vernacular, 1987) Dante was a poet in the medieval times of Italy in Florence. He is most known for his great work entitled the Divine Comedy, which is about the travels of the Christian soul from Hell to Purgatory to Salvation. (Sayre,) He began to write many different titles and one that is very famous is Dante’s inferno. (Sayre,) Dante also studied Vernacular Literature and the dialects of Italian, and their suitability for literature. (Italian, 2004) Even after the Italian language was being spoken writers stilled used …show more content…
Latin was the start of all the languages in Europe because it was the first to be universally spoken. Latin was the start of Italian, which was previously discussed. With out the use of the vernacular of Latin, Italian would not exist. The Latin language was considered elegant. It was influenced by the Greek vocabulary, grammar and style. (Latin Language, 2013) The language it self still survives in Italy in the Vatican City as the official language of the Roman Catholic Church. (Latin Language, 2013) In today’s society Latin still serves as a major source for the derivation of new terms in sciences and technologies. (Latin Language,
Language has always been a complex form of communication. Every …show more content…
The first language that transformed into a literary medium was Italian. (Vernacular, 1987) The written form of the language is what brought on the spread of Italian; writers played the key role in spreading it out. The person that played a major role in spreading the Italian language was Dante Alighieri. (Vernacular, 1987) Dante was a poet in the medieval times of Italy in Florence. He is most known for his great work entitled the Divine Comedy, which is about the travels of the Christian soul from Hell to Purgatory to Salvation. (Sayre,) He began to write many different titles and one that is very famous is Dante’s inferno. (Sayre,) Dante also studied Vernacular Literature and the dialects of Italian, and their suitability for literature. (Italian, 2004) Even after the Italian language was being spoken writers stilled used …show more content…
Latin was the start of all the languages in Europe because it was the first to be universally spoken. Latin was the start of Italian, which was previously discussed. With out the use of the vernacular of Latin, Italian would not exist. The Latin language was considered elegant. It was influenced by the Greek vocabulary, grammar and style. (Latin Language, 2013) The language it self still survives in Italy in the Vatican City as the official language of the Roman Catholic Church. (Latin Language, 2013) In today’s society Latin still serves as a major source for the derivation of new terms in sciences and technologies. (Latin Language,