To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language In brief Date - 26 January 2024 Guest speaker - Vera Gheno Venue - Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square Organisers - Chiara Avanzato (Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh), Michela Prevedello (Italian Studies, University of Edinburgh) Book your free ticket through the Italian Institute of Culture About the event To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language Vera Gheno is a sociolinguist with over twenty years of experience in digital communication. Her talk will focus on issues of language and gender and on the debates they have generated in Italy over the past years: from linguistic sexism to the role and visibility of women, and then to the representation of non-binary identities. Recent suggestions in Italian to move beyond the overextended masculine to address mixed-gender groups and non-binary people will be analysed (from the asterisk to the schwa), in parallel with similar attempts made in other languages. The talk will be delivered in English. About Vera Gheno Vera Gheno is a sociolinguist and a translator from Hungarian. She has collaborated with the Accademia della Crusca for twenty years and Zanichelli for four years. Gheno teaches at the University of Florence and is the author of scientific and popular articles and numerous essays on the social evolution of the Italian language, such as 'Guida pratica all’italiano scritto (senza diventare grammarnazi)'(A practical guide to written Italian (without becoming a grammar nazi)), 'Social-linguistica. Italiano e italiani dei social network' (Social-linguistics. Italian and Italian social networks) and 'Femminili singolari. Il femminismo è nelle parole'(Feminine singular. Feminism in words). Her latest book is 'L’antidoto. 15 comportamenti che avvelenano la nostra vita in rete e come evitarli' (The antidote. 15 behaviours that poison our online life and how to avoid them). How to attend This event is free to attend and open to all. Registration is required. Booking is via the Italian Institute of Culture website. Book your free ticket through the Italian Institute of Culture Are you interested in studying Italian? Available in a fantastic range of degree combinations, Italian has been taught at the University of Edinburgh since 1919, though it’s been part of our tradition for many years, as far back as the 18th century. We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate study, including twelve MA Honours programmes, a Masters by Research degree and a PhD in Italian Studies. Find out more about Italian at Edinburgh Jan 26 2024 17.00 - 18.30 To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language A free talk by visiting sociolinguist Vera Gheno about language and gender and the debates they have generated in Italy. Screening Room G.04 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Book your free ticket through the Italian Institute of Culture
To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language In brief Date - 26 January 2024 Guest speaker - Vera Gheno Venue - Screening Room G.04, 50 George Square Organisers - Chiara Avanzato (Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh), Michela Prevedello (Italian Studies, University of Edinburgh) Book your free ticket through the Italian Institute of Culture About the event To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language Vera Gheno is a sociolinguist with over twenty years of experience in digital communication. Her talk will focus on issues of language and gender and on the debates they have generated in Italy over the past years: from linguistic sexism to the role and visibility of women, and then to the representation of non-binary identities. Recent suggestions in Italian to move beyond the overextended masculine to address mixed-gender groups and non-binary people will be analysed (from the asterisk to the schwa), in parallel with similar attempts made in other languages. The talk will be delivered in English. About Vera Gheno Vera Gheno is a sociolinguist and a translator from Hungarian. She has collaborated with the Accademia della Crusca for twenty years and Zanichelli for four years. Gheno teaches at the University of Florence and is the author of scientific and popular articles and numerous essays on the social evolution of the Italian language, such as 'Guida pratica all’italiano scritto (senza diventare grammarnazi)'(A practical guide to written Italian (without becoming a grammar nazi)), 'Social-linguistica. Italiano e italiani dei social network' (Social-linguistics. Italian and Italian social networks) and 'Femminili singolari. Il femminismo è nelle parole'(Feminine singular. Feminism in words). Her latest book is 'L’antidoto. 15 comportamenti che avvelenano la nostra vita in rete e come evitarli' (The antidote. 15 behaviours that poison our online life and how to avoid them). How to attend This event is free to attend and open to all. Registration is required. Booking is via the Italian Institute of Culture website. Book your free ticket through the Italian Institute of Culture Are you interested in studying Italian? Available in a fantastic range of degree combinations, Italian has been taught at the University of Edinburgh since 1919, though it’s been part of our tradition for many years, as far back as the 18th century. We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate study, including twelve MA Honours programmes, a Masters by Research degree and a PhD in Italian Studies. Find out more about Italian at Edinburgh Jan 26 2024 17.00 - 18.30 To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language A free talk by visiting sociolinguist Vera Gheno about language and gender and the debates they have generated in Italy. Screening Room G.04 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Book your free ticket through the Italian Institute of Culture
Jan 26 2024 17.00 - 18.30 To Inclusivity and Beyond: The Quest For a Broad Language A free talk by visiting sociolinguist Vera Gheno about language and gender and the debates they have generated in Italy.
