Italian Language, Literature & Culture

Guide to print and online sources for Italian language learning, literature and culture

Dictionaries

Google Translate
With more than 100 supported languages you can translate words, sentences, text and documents into or from your preferred language. Supports uploading and translation of documents including searchable PDFs.
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Oxford Reference Online
Cross searchable and browsable full text subject, language and quotation dictionaries and subject encyclopedias, and Oxford Companions. Content covers a variety of disciplines, including the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts.

WordReference
English/Italian, Italian/English dictionaries. Participate in online "forums" to ask questions or discuss meanings of words, phrases or idioms.
Forvo.com - Italian
More than 59,000 Italian words pronounced by native speakers.

The Routledge Introduction to Italian Linguistics by Cinzia Russi
Call Number: E-book

Publication Date: 2023

A systematic and comprehensive overview of the linguistic structure of the Italian language, including phonetics and phonology, morphology and morphosyntax, syntax, semantics, and sociolinguistics. The manual includes a historical sketch of the Italian language, which outlines the central phases of its emergence and process of standardization.
Aprende y mejora rápidamente tu italiano by Risso, Silvia,
Call Number: E-book

Publication Date: 2020
Italian Grammar for Dummies by Consumer Dummies Staff; Concetta Sebastiani; Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni
Call Number: E-book

Publication Date: 2013

If you're looking to master fluency in the Italian language but struggle with the details of grammar, Italian Grammar For Dummies has you covered.