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Journal of Modern Italian Studies
RIVISTA DI STUDI ITALIANI
Anno II , n° 2, Dicembre 1984 ( Contributi ) pag. 81-91

EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION OF CLITIC PRONOUNS:
A NEW APPROACH TO AN OLD QUESTIONE*
FIORENZA WEINAPPLE
New York University,
New York, N. Y.
Whoever is involved in Italian studies sooner or later encounters, or should we say runs up against, la questione della lingua — a question which assumes various shapes in different periods of history but remains alive up to today. Here I plan to discuss la questione della
lingua
in the 1500s and its relation to the language of the 1500s. The terms of the debate are well known and, although I am aware that I am divulging nothing new, I will briefly summarize these terms to establish a framework for my argument. [...]
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