Memory and forgetting: for a rediscovery of the Romanesco in Giggi Zanazzo’s Poesie Cover Image

Memoria e oblio: per una riscoperta del romanesco delle Poesie di Giggi Zanazzo (1860-1911)
Memory and forgetting: for a rediscovery of the Romanesco in Giggi Zanazzo’s Poesie

Author(s): Martina Ludovisi
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Poetry, Historical Linguistics, Italian literature
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Romanesco; Giggi Zanazzo; critical edition; rhotic degemination; dovere da + INF;

Summary/Abstract: The report aims to offer a linguistic analysis on two interesting aspects of the Poesie romanesche by Giggi Zanazzo; in particular, the author bases her observations on a new edition, unlike what was done previously. First of all, the author shows how she created this new edition. Finally, she analyzes the evolution of two innovative phenomena in Romanesco, the dialect of Rome: the development of vibrating consonant’s degemination, after she has collected data and observations on this development in Zanazzo’s editions; at last she talks about a backdating of a very important trait, dovere da + INF.

  • Issue Year: IX/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 247-260
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Italian