League party leader Matteo Salvini (R) signs a campaign poster reading "I believe in it and I'll put my signature on it". (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP) Italian political goings-on are famously ...

The Opera del Vocabolario Italiano was given a mandate in 1964 to create a Historical Dictionary of the Italian Language. The main objective was to provide a tool which would give vital information on ...

The front pages of Italian newspapers La Stampa and La Repubblica on December 2nd 2019. Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP With its musicality and large vocabulary, Italian is one of the most fascinating ...

Hear Miles Hoffman's examples of Italian musical terms in action. Even when it isn't sung, the Italian language sounds like music, which is part of why Italian words are used to tell musicians how to ...

The main goal of the Department of German Studies and Italian Studies at Smith College is to offer a program of study that provides opportunities for students to acquire both proficiency in Italian ...

Editor’s Note: Silvia Marchetti is a Rome-based freelance reporter and writer. She covers finance, economics, travel and culture for a wide range of media. Silvia has a master degree in journalism, ...

Did you know that the language of Dante Alighieri is the most studied in the world after English, French, and Spanish? It surpasses Chinese, Japanese, and German! La bella lingua has lots of ...