1 min.
The book
Tullio De Mauro
In principio c’era la parola? (“Was the Word First?”)
Collana "Voci", Il Mulino, Bologna 2009
[From the back sleeve of the Italian edition] The changes that have affected the world, society and our knowledge over the course of the last decade have redefined the role that language plays in human communication. Once again, the absolute centrality of the relationship amongst language, society and human nature is confirmed. Italy’s greatest linguist, Tullio De Mauro, explores this fundamental relationship and the complex web of issues that gravitate around it. The reflection moves beyond the linguistic horizon to address political and cultural history. The reading matter is full of echoes reaching back to Aristotle and Wittgenstein, Borges and Einstein, the Italian Constitution and the Declaration of Human Rights.
The article by Francesco Erbani on “La Repubblica” (9 novembre 2009)
“In principio c’era la parola?”, a booklet by Tullio De Mauro
Quando la lingua ci fa uguali (in Italian)
