Evolution of Language: From Latin to Modern Italian
Proposal Description
My poster explores the evolutionary process of how the Italian language developed from Latin into its modern standardized form. I chose this topic because, as someone who is bilingual and hopes to join the men and women of Oklahoma in the study of medicine, I believe language is a vital part of culture and communication that should be shared with everyone, not divided. When I decided to take this course and work toward becoming trilingual, I wanted to break language barriers and better understand how languages evolve over time. This presentation will talk about how Latin spread across the Roman Empire and how the everyday spoken version slowly changed into early Italian through sound and grammar shifts. It also explains how Tuscan writers, especially Dante, helped shape a literary style that later became Italy’s national language. By looking at these stages, the poster shows how institutions, literature, and education all played a part in shaping Italian over time. The audience will learn that Italian didn’t just appear suddenly but developed little by little, showing how language and history are closely connected.
Evolution of Language: From Latin to Modern Italian
My poster explores the evolutionary process of how the Italian language developed from Latin into its modern standardized form. I chose this topic because, as someone who is bilingual and hopes to join the men and women of Oklahoma in the study of medicine, I believe language is a vital part of culture and communication that should be shared with everyone, not divided. When I decided to take this course and work toward becoming trilingual, I wanted to break language barriers and better understand how languages evolve over time. This presentation will talk about how Latin spread across the Roman Empire and how the everyday spoken version slowly changed into early Italian through sound and grammar shifts. It also explains how Tuscan writers, especially Dante, helped shape a literary style that later became Italy’s national language. By looking at these stages, the poster shows how institutions, literature, and education all played a part in shaping Italian over time. The audience will learn that Italian didn’t just appear suddenly but developed little by little, showing how language and history are closely connected.