by Mauro Battocchi
Italian is a language adored the world over for its profundity of history, expression and beauty. It is a national — nay, international — treasure that contributes radically to world cultural heritage. Sixty million people may speak it, but billions are touched by it daily, whether they are singing a capella, complaining of a fiasco or enjoying a cappuccino.
For linguists, it is living Latin. For romantics, it is the language of Opera and love. For tourists, it is a passport into the deepest dimensions of the bel paese.
Fonte: San Francisco, Italy
