{"id":22216,"date":"2024-11-18T10:18:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T10:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/?p=22216"},"modified":"2024-12-22T12:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T12:08:46","slug":"italian-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/art-culture\/italian-language","title":{"rendered":"The Story Behind the Italian Language: Origins, History & Lasting Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Language origins are notoriously difficult to pinpoint. With the case of Italian, however, the route from the beginning to the modern language<\/b> we know today is direct (and recent) enough that the path is still fairly visible.<\/p>\n

This is an origin story<\/strong> with humble beginnings in the colloquial speech of a largely illiterate population, the famous verses of a Tuscan poet, and a patriotic effort to help unify a young nation.<\/p>\n

All roads lead to Rome,<\/b> but our journey starts there.<\/p>\n

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Here’s everything you need to know about the origins of the Italian language.<\/p><\/div>\n

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