La Lingua Italiana -

: The "Linguistic Question" ( la questione della lingua ) from the 16th to 19th centuries was a debate over which model of Italian should serve as the national standard. A unified linguistic identity only began to firmly establish itself in the second half of the 20th century. 2. Current Linguistic Situation

: Italian is a Romance language derived from the Vulgar Latin spoken during the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the least differentiated languages from Latin. La Lingua Italiana

: It is the official language of Italy, San Marino, and Vatican City, and one of the official languages of Switzerland. : The "Linguistic Question" ( la questione della