Italian Diction

Differences from English

Longer

Romance

Different R

Dental T’s

Diphthongs

Differences from English

Italian vowels ≠ English Vowels

Italian vowels are longer, they feel more forward

Italian is a romance language – it flows better

Different R – flipped

Dental T’s

No diphthongs in Italian the way there are in English – every vowel sounds – the vowels retain their value in diphthongs

Italian Vowel Triangle

ʔ

ʔ ʔ

ʔ

ʔʔʔ

Italian Vowel Triangle

Ɔ

i u

ɑ

eƐ

o

DOUBLES?

DOUBLESMM – TT - LL

DOUBLESMM – LL - TT

Mamma – Bella - Notte

DENTALS?

DENTALSDENTALS

R’s[?] [?]

R’s[r] = rolled [ɾ] =

flipped

Elya and Enya

Enya

ɲ

Enya

Enya [ɲ]onion [ʌɲən] slightly parting your lips, placing the tip of

the tongue behind the bottom front teeth, and arching the tongue upward so that the tongue touches the boundary between

ɲ

Elya

λ

[small letter lambda]

Elya

Elya [ʎ]:slightly parting your lips placing the tip of your

tongue behind the bottom front teeth, and arching the tongue so that the arch of the tongue touches the front of the hard palate. - million [lj]

λ

O cessate di piagarmi

O cessate di piagarmi

O lasciatemi morir!

Luci ingrate dispietate

Piu di gelo e piu de’ marmi

Fredde e sorde a’ miei martir!

TYPES OF TRANSLATION

TYPES OF TRANSLATION

IPA TRANSLATION

O cessate di piagarmi[o tʃe.sɑ.te di pja.ɡar.mi]

TYPES OF TRANSLATION

IPA TRANSLATION + Word for Word

O cessate di piagarmi[o tʃe.sɑ.te di pja.ɡar.mi]Either cease to wound-me

TYPES OF TRANSLATION

IPA TRANSLATION + Word for Word + POETIC

O cessate di piagarmi[o tʃe.sɑ.te di pja.ɡar.mi]Either cease to wound-me

O stop wounding me

O cessate di piagarmi

O cessate di piagarmi

O cessate di piagarmi

O cessate di piagarmi

O cessate di piagarmi