Alfabeto napoletano

Renato De Falco's Alfabeto Napoletano is now a classic. Its journey began in 1985 (including publications in the "L'Unità" series) and culminated in its definitive edition in 2002. This volume tells the story of approximately fifteen hundred words, from "abbabbià" to "zumpà," illustrating their meanings in detail, clarifying their often complex etymologies, and finding references to them in classics of literature, poetry, and music. Never in the sterile style of a dictionary, but always with the pleasure of curiosity and discovery. "Alfabeto Napoletano" is an adventure, a journey into that pregnant and expressive dialect, rich in nuance, that only the Neapolitan language possesses. De Falco analyzes its properties, rules, and characteristics, without pedanticism. The components and various contributions of Greek, Latin, and French ancestries—but also Arab, English, German, Turkish, and Jewish—make Neapolitan a language of welcome and integration. A haven for voices from all eras.