Words of the school: quinquemestre / pentamestre, semestre / esamestre
This article examines the words used in the school environment to indicate the school periods of five months (alternative forms quinquemestre and pentamestre) and six months (semestre and esamestre). A presentation of the data concerning the chronology and areal diffusion of these expressions is fol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Italiano a scuola |
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| Online Access: | https://italianoascuola.unibo.it/article/view/12992 |
| Summary: | This article examines the words used in the school environment to indicate the school periods of five months (alternative forms quinquemestre and pentamestre) and six months (semestre and esamestre). A presentation of the data concerning the chronology and areal diffusion of these expressions is followed by an investigation of their origins and a discussion of which words are best suited on the basis of the lexical microsystem to which they belong. |
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| ISSN: | 2704-8128 |