New titles in the “Zimme de braxa” series

The literature series “Zimme de braxa” – originally launched in November 2023 – celebrated the publication of its first twelfth title this spring.

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Ischitella–Pietro Giannone Prize

The 22nd edition of the Ischitella–Pietro Giannone Prize, one of the most prestigious competitions for an unpublished poetry collection in the languages of Italy, includes among its winners our member Anselmo Roveda, who was awarded second place for his Genoese collection “Santacroxe de l’ascoso sentî” (Spelling book of hidden feelings).

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Proceedings of the “International conference on studies and reflections on the linguistic heritage of the Intemelio region”

The proceedings of the “International conference on studies and reflections on the linguistic heritage of the Intemelio region”, which was held in Ventimiglia on October 5th, 2024, have now been published.

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Lecture “From the Genoese Anonym to Political Prose: Forms and Uses of the Genoese Vernacular in Medieval Times”

We are pleased to announce the lecture “From the Genoese Anonym to Political Prose: Forms and Uses of the Genoese Vernacular in Medieval Times” which will take place on November 5 at the Historical Archive of the Municipality of Genoa.

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International conference on studies and reflections on the linguistic heritage of the Intemelio region

An “International Conference on Studies and Reflections on the Linguistic Heritage of the Intemelio Region” will be held in Ventimiglia on October 5.

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Conference “Fra Liguria e Lunigiana”, September 5-7, 2024

We are pleased to announce the conference “Fra Liguria e Lunigiana” which will be held September 5-7 in Lerici, Ameglia and Arcola.

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Machine translation: an important step for our language

The “Council for Ligurian Linguistic Heritage” is happy to announce that Google has added the Ligurian language (in Genoese variety) to its machine translation system, Google Translate.

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Collaboration with the Académie des langues dialectales

The members of the Council for Ligurian Linguistic Heritage are happy to announce the start of a partnership with the Académie des langues dialectales of the Principality of Monaco, an organization that is devoted to the study, the dissemination and the protection of Monégasque and the other Ligurian varieties.

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Conference “Leggere e scrivere in genovese”, Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The Council for Ligurian Linguistic Heritage is organizing a conference to study and reflect on the written usage of Genoese. The event will take place in Genoa on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at the Sala dei Chierici of the Berio Library in Genoa, from 2pm to 5.30pm.

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Publication of the first three volumes of the new book series “Zimme de braxa”

The first three books of “Zimme de braxa” are finally available, in collaboration with the publisher Zona. This new book series aims to offer an overview of the vast spectrum of Ligurian literature from medieval times to the present day.

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Anthology of Ligurian literature

The Council is pleased to introduce the Anthology of Ligurian literature, a commissioned work created by Alessandro Guasoni.

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Professor Fiorenzo Toso has passed away

Prof. Fiorenzo Toso, professor of general linguistics at the University of Sassari, but in Liguria known mainly for his innovative studies on Genoese, its lexicon, its literature and its presence overseas, passed away prematurely on September 24.

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