Sangiuliano, 'using foreign words is radical chic snobbery'

 "The consecration of the national language is found in many constitutions, in most countries, not only in Europe, as Federico Guiglia rightly recalled.

    So it is a matter of being consistent with other major European and Western nations, and President Meloni has already presented a proposal in Then, of course, the reform must be harmonized with the framework of reforms Minister Casellati is working on".

This was stated by the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, in an interview with Il Messaggero in which he comments on the idea launched by the newspaper, which has also become the subject of a bill, to include Italian in the Constitution.

    "Language is the soul of our nation, the distinctive trait of its identity - says Sangiuliano -. Last century distinguished scholars of the caliber of Croce, Gentile, Volpe argued for a long time on the fact that Italy was born long before the its statutory and unitary consecration.

    Italy was born around what was defined as the language of Dante".

"In Italy - underlines the minister - there is no public authority with juridical powers such as, for example, the Académie française and the Conseil International, for France, or the Real Academia Espanõla for Spain. We have, it is true, a prestigious institution such as the Accademia della Crusca, founded in 1583, authoritative but devoid of legal instruments".

    "I believe that a certain abuse of Anglophone terms - continues Sangiuliano - belongs to a certain snobbery, very radical chic, which often arises from the lack of awareness of the global value of Italian culture. And also of its language, which instead is rich in words and different shades".

"Valuing and promoting our language does not mean ignoring the world around us - argues the minister -. It does not mean, that is, in any way that in a globalized world we should not study and learn other languages ​​well, starting with English, as Tullio De Mauro said, multilingualism helps us to manage the complexity of the present. This is not a question of promoting a rearguard battle but only if you are firmly in your roots can you better open up to the world".