Niccolò Tommaseo and the “Language Question”: An Italian Thinker with Dalmatian and Istrian Roots
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https://doi.org/10.19248/ammentu.534Abstract
Niccolò Tommaseo (1802–1874), a key figure of the Italian Risorgimento, represents a bridge between the Adriatic and Italian cultural worlds. Born in Dalmatia but profoundly Italian in spirit, he played a crucial role in the “language question,” advocating for an inclusive vision of the national language that embraced dialects and border varieties. His Dictionary of the Italian Language stands as a monument to linguistic unity within diversity. Through his writings, Tommaseo affirmed language as both a cultural identity and a tool of resistance, linking his Adriatic roots to the broader project of Italian nation-building.
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