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	The Sicilian Langauge
		While that claim may not apply to the Sicilian language of today, it probably does apply to the language originally spoken by the Sikels.
		The article, entitled The Origin of the Sicilian Language: The uniqeness of a language and a people, may be of interest to you.
		As far as the question of whether Sicilian is a language or a dialect, the answer may be more a matter of politics than of linguistics.
	www.dieli.net /SicilyPage/SicilianLanguage/SicilianLang.html (1080 words)

	Sicilian language, alphabet and pronunciation
		Sicilian is a Romance language with about 5 million speakers in Sicily and in parts of Calabria and Puglia in southern Italy.
		Sicilian is a descendant of Latin brought to Sicily by the Romans after they annexed the island in about 261 BC.
		Sicilian was first used in writing during the reign of Frederick II (a.k.a.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/sicilian.htm (272 words)

	Sicilian language - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sicilian dialects (or dialects comprising the Italiano meridionale-estremo language group) are spoken on the island of Sicily (and all of its satellite islands), as well as in the southern and central sections of Calabria ("southern Calabro") and in the southern parts of Puglia ("Salentino") and Campania ("Cilentano"), on the Italian mainland.
		The influence of the Sicilian language cannot be understated in the eventual formulation of a lingua franca that was to become modern Italian.
		Sicilian was also used to record the proceedings of parliament (one of the oldest parliaments in Europe) and for other official purposes.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Sicilian_language (4675 words)

	SicilyOnTour.com - Sicily: Language
		Sicilian (Lu Sicilianu, Italian: Lingua Siciliana) is the Romance language spoken in Sicily and southern Italy.
		The Sicilian language, was the basis for the first Italian standard, although its use remained confined to an intellectual élite.
		Sicilian dialects are also spoken in the southern and central sections of the Italian regions Calabria (Calabrese) and Puglia (Salentino); and had a significant influence on the Maltese Language, which was a part of the Kingdom of Sicily (in its various forms) until the late 18th century.
	www.sicilyontour.com /eng/language.htm (1316 words)

	Italian language - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Standard Italian is based on Tuscan dialects and is somewhat intermediate between the languages of Southern Italy and the Gallo-Romance languages of the North.
		Out of the Romance languages, Italian is generally considered to be the one most closely resembling Latin in terms of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.
		Italian is the official language of Italy and San Marino, and is an official language in Ticino and Grigioni cantons of Switzerland.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/i/t/a/Italian_language.html (2534 words)

	THE BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN LANGUAGE
		Language is used to communicate whatever is meaningful in terms of place, time, needs and imagination.
		Though Latin was the language of the government and Church, it was "corrupted" to meet the needs of the common man and woman, in the homes, in the streets, in the byways, in the market places.
		The Italian language was a result of the genius of Dante to create an acceptable amalgamation of the various dialects into a masterfully consistent language for use throughout Italy.
	www.pirandello.com /language.html (1073 words)

	Best of Sicily - Modern History, Culture, Genealogy, Language
		Though thousands of Sicilians had lost their lives, either during the bombardments or in combat, the Allied victors were viewed as a benevolent force and warmly embraced by the population.
		Like many languages of countries amalgamated with their neighbors over time (Welsh, Gaelic and Provençal come to mind), Sicilian gradually fell into disuse among the aristocrats and literate classes, becoming the vernacular tongue of the "popolino," as the masses were called by the nobility.
		However, Sicilian is important in certain linguistic and historical fields, such as onomatology, the study of proper name origins (and an important aspect of genealogy).
	www.bestofsicily.com /history3.htm (3095 words)

	Sicilian language course on line -- Corso di siciliano on line in inglese -- Curso de siciliano en linea en ingles
		According to G. Piccitto the orthography of the Sicilian language should be determined by the pronunciation of the spoken language.
		The words in the Sicilian language have a gender, that is words refer to objects as if they were feminine or masculine.
		Sicilian verbs have three conjugations the first with ending in ari...
	www.linguasiciliana.org /grammatica_file/course.htm (326 words)

	Comu ni poi ajutari -- How you can help us -- In che modo puoi aiutarci per valorizzare la lingua siciliana -- Como nos ...
		The main objective is to translate the Sicilian language course.
		By translate the Sicilian language course in your mother tongue
		Click this link to save the Sicilian language course document in English language.
	www.linguasiciliana.org /articuli_file/comu.htm (925 words)

	Learn Sicilian - Language Resource Online
		Some of the courses use Sicilian speech recognition technology to compare your pronunciation of Sicilian words to pre-recorded native Sicilian speakers.
		If you have limited time to learn Sicilian, audio courses are a versatile method of learning Sicilian while you drive or when you have the time, but not access to a computer.
		If you don't have time to learn Sicilian and you need instant Sicilian language skills, an electronic dictionary will provide you with an instant Sicilian language skills resource.
	www.languageresourceonline.com /languages/learn-sicilian.html (354 words)

	Book Reviews
		From the study of Italian he went to study Sicilian and was so fascinated by it that he wanted to share his knowledge by writing a grammar enabling English-speakers, and why not, Sicilians too, to learn to speak it correctly.
		Privitera writes with a Sicilian soul not only because he had Sicilian parents, but also because he was born and raised on 107th Street, where, in those days, Sicilian was the language of the home, the shops and the street.
		Sicilians have conspired with their detractors to ignore it [the Sicilian language] and finally to have it disappear without a satisfactory record.” Strong stuff, but how, with the indubitable decline of the Sicilian language, can one fault him for his ardor?
	www.arbasicula.org /parra/Reviews.htm (1915 words)

	Italian language
		Standard Italian was strongly influenced by the Tuscan dialect and is somewhat intermediate between Italo-Dalmatian languages of the South and Gallo-Italian languages of the North.
		Out of the Romance languages, Italian is generally considered to be the one most closely resembling Latin in terms of vocabulary, though Romanian most closely preserves the declension system of Classical Latin while Sardinian is the most conservative in terms of phonology.
		Italian is the official language of Italy and San Marino, and one of the official languages of Switzerland, spoken mainly in Ticino and Grigioni cantons.
	www.1bx.com /en/Italian_language.htm (4160 words)

	Linguist List - Web Resource Listings
		Language Aid: Language Aid International is an NGO that promotes the study of both local and foreign languages.
		Language Miniatures: A site on which 900-word essays are posted once a month in which a topic relating to all aspects of language and linguistics is presented in an easily readable, non-technical way.
		The language partner is someone who speaks the language you study as their native language and is studying your native language.
	www.linguistlist.org /sp/LangAnalysis.html (7987 words)

	Sicilian — (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Open Language Archives Community (OLAC) is an international partnership of institutions and individuals who are creating a worldwide virtual library of language resources.
		The LINGUIST List is dedicated to providing information on language and language analysis, and to providing the discipline of linguistics with the infrastructure necessary to function in the digital world.
		Its purpose is to create and distribute a free international encyclopedia in as many languages as possible.
	www.rosettaproject.org /archive/scn (191 words)

	Jan/Feb 2005
		Except for Sicilian-Italian dictionaries and a few compilations of Sicilian poetry, Sicilian cannot be said to be a written language.
		The Sicilian word tascio, which means "tacky," falsely sophisticated or lacking in good taste, is understandably offensive in fashion-conscious Italy, though to refer to somebody as vastasi, "uncouth," is far worse.
		It is true that many traditional Sicilian cheeses are made from sheep's milk, but some of the better-known ones are made from cow's milk.
	users.cwnet.com /nicconst/itn/index.htm (2468 words)

	Sicily
		One of the most surprising facts to emerge from some of the interviews is the poets' selection of Italian as the language of the family and consequently the inability of their children to enjoy the poetry in Sicilian dialect written by their fathers.
		In the language of his land he sang the epic deeds of garibaldi in Lu Sissanta (1910), as an expression of the deliverance of the Sicilian people; the poem runs from the landing at Marsala until Palermo, as if to signify the author's indifference to subsequent events, which saw the betrayal of that revolution.
		A poetic language of surprising freshness and vividness, in which the discursive cadence is enriched by a suffused lyricism and by a skillful play of metaphors.
	userhome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /bonaffini/DP/sicilia.htm (4800 words)

	Italian language at AllExperts
		Italian was first formalised in the first years of the 14th century through the works of Dante Alighieri, who mixed southern Italian languages, especially Sicilian, with his native Tuscan in his epic poems known collectively as the Commedia, to which Giovanni Boccaccio later affixed the title Divina.
		It served as Malta's official language until Maltese language was enshrined in the 1934 Constitution.
		In the spoken language this letter is always silent for the cases given above, eventually providing an almost imperceptible difference in pitch or exhalation for the vowel that follows.
	en.allexperts.com /e/i/it/italian_language.htm (3249 words)

	Adventures Abroad: Italian Language Course + Sicilian
		Babilonia was established in 1992, and is the only Italian language and cultural center in Sicily recognized by the Association of Language Schools of Italian as a foreign language.
		All teachers are university graduates, speak at least two other languages, have studied these languages at university and/or language schools abroad, and have been trained to teach Italian as a second/foreign language.
		Of the possible destinations for studying the Italian language in Italy, Taormina represents one of the very few possibilities in Southern Italy, by the sea and in a beautiful town full of history and culture.
	www.adventuresabroad.com /article/100588.jsp (673 words)

	Sicilian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sicilian is a unique blend of Greek, Latin, Aragonese, Arabic, Longobardic and Norman-French elements.
		It is quite similar to Clalbrian and Maltese, but is rarely written.
		It is an Indo-European language with several dialects.
	www.flw.com /languages/sicilian.htm (34 words)

	Linguist List - Web Resource Listings
		Language Aid: Language Aid International is an NGO that promotes the study of both local and foreign languages.
		Language Miniatures: A site on which 900-word essays are posted once a month in which a topic relating to all aspects of language and linguistics is presented in an easily readable, non-technical way.
		The language partner is someone who speaks the language you study as their native language and is studying your native language.
	linguistlist.org /sp/LangAnalysis.html (8277 words)

	Language Schools of Italy. School to Learn Italian in Italy. Italian Courses & Lessons in Italy by the Language School ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		News from Language Courses in Otranto - Sprachreisen: Ciao, Italia!
		There is a vast collection of Sicilian literature dating from the 13th Century to the present day.” For a number of years, he has undertaken a variety of projects to promote that literature, as well as Sicily’s language and culture.
		The Sicilian scholar is also President of Arba Sicula, an international organization of about 2500 members (nearly 1300 in the tri-state region) founded in 1979 to promote the language and culture of his island birthplace.
	www.otrantonelmondo.com /News.asp?nav=3&id=850&page=News&action=search (1188 words)

	Giovanni De Rosalia : Nofrio
		He abandoned "serious" theatre after a while, but continued his pursuits as a Sicilian dialect actor and writer, creating "siciliana newyorkese" farces, featuring Nofrio as the protagonist.
		Sicilian language scholar Art Dieli and I have been collaborating on translations of Giovanni De Rosalia's popular comedy sketches.
		Very special thanks to Art Dieli, Sicilian language scholar, for his translations and enthusiasm.
	www.accardiweb.com /nofrio (887 words)

	Amazon.com: Introduction to Sicilian Grammar: Books: J.K. Bonner,G. Cipolla (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sicilian is a different language, not a dialect of Italian.
		After reading the introduction, one will quickly discover that there are several different dialects in Sicily, the majority of which form a singular Sicilian language, and the others which attest to the rich history of this Mediterranean melting pot.
		This is a must-have book for anyone interested in Sicilian as a language on its own, or interested in Italian dialects in general, or even anyone interested in Romance linguistics.
	www.amazon.com /Introduction-Sicilian-Grammar-J-K-Bonner/dp/1881901254 (1255 words)

	ItalianAmericans Discussion Forum / Grazie Dan! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I am sorry to say that Sicilian is a language with its own grammar and vocabulary..in fact I believe Sicilian as spoken in the University of palermo was adopted by the Tuscany andincorporated with its own "dialect" to formulate the Italian language.
		Sicilian meets the criteria for being a language and while it may not be prevalent among the masses on the streets of Sicily it is writtten, spoken and understood by the conoscenti of the language.
		Sicilian is not derived from "Italian" (if there is such a thing), since the language(s) spoken in Italy developed concurrently with the Sicilian language.
	www.italianamericans.com /forum/viewtopic.php?id=170 (2483 words)

	In Italy Online - Our Heritage - Books About Italian Language Studies
		Sicilian is not a slightly different version of Italian as is widely held.
		Sicilian, as a Language, has a separate history, and it evolved in parallel with Standard Italian.
		His natural interest in the language led him to discover that a really good introduction covering the principles of Sicilian did not exist for English speakers, and he set out to rectify this situation by researching and writing this book.
	www.initaly.com /itathome/books/itlangu.htm (1908 words)

	Free Online Language Courses
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	www.word2word.com /coursead.html (315 words)

	ItalianGenealogy.com » Forums » Categories » Italian language, handwriting , script & translations ...
		There is only one way to pronounce Bedda or Beddu in any language and thatis the way it is written since this is what you asked about.
		I say this because almost all Sicilians speak Sicilian with one another and Italian in school or to tourists.
		Sicilian is not something to be ashamed of and I wish they knew how wonderful it is before they lose it!
	italiangenealogy.tardio.com /Forums/viewtopic/t=2028/start=45.html (1067 words)

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