Italian: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Analyse and understand the dynamic nature of the Italian language, and of languages in general
Elaborations
exploring the influence of technological change on the Italian language, such as:
the borrowing and adapting of technical terms, for example, cliccare, il mouse, la password, chattare
observing the changes to language when used in abbreviated forms in multimedia communications, for example, 6 = sei, x = per, + = più, - = meno, TVTB = tivoglio tanto bene, ke = che
understanding the influence of other cultures on Italian, for example, the use of borrowed words such as il make-up, ilbebé, un tailleur, ilwurstel, ilkrapfen
recognising that Italian is used in diverse communities and that it changes in response to local cultural contexts
