16enne fiorentino inventa una nuova lingua

16yo from Florence creates a new language

Un ragazzo di Firenze, appassionato di lingue e linguistica, ha creato una nuova lingua.

La nuova lingua si chiama Valenx, cioè “lingua dei libri”. Ha un vocabolario di tremila parole e una sua grammatica.

Il giovane inventore si chiama Giulio Ferrarese, ha 16 anni e studia al liceo scientifico. Ha creato la sua lingua “per divertimento”, dopo che ha studiato le principali lingue del mondo.

“È molto interessante – dice – vedere come sono diverse le lingue e come sono legate alla cultura di un popolo”.

Insomma, piccoli Tolkien crescono!

Keywords

la lingua: language – 语言

appassionato/a (di): passionate about – 热爱

la linguistica: linguistics – 语言学

l’ inventore: inventor – 发明家

creare: to create – 创造

legato/a (a): related to, linked to – 与…相关的

Grammar

The idiom “piccoli … crescono!”

In Italian, this expression is typically used in a light-hearted and congratulatory context when you want to playfully highlight a child’s accomplishments. It is always used in plural form, even when the subject is singular. 

Let’s see some examples:

  • Piccoli chef crescono! (Little chef in the making!) = “You’re really talented at cooking!”
  • Piccole Ryanna crescono! (Young Ryanna in the making!) = “You’re really talented at singing!”
  • Piccoli Dante crescono! (Young Dante in the making!) = “You’re really talented at writing!”

Translation

A young man from Florence, passionate about languages and linguistics, has created a new language.

The new language is called Valenx, which means “language of books.” It has a vocabulary of three thousand words and its own grammar.

The young inventor’s name is Giulio Ferrarese, he is 16 years old, and he studies at a scientific high school. He created his language “for fun” after studying the main languages of the world.

“It’s very interesting,” he says, “to see how different languages are and how they are linked to the culture of a people.”

Well, young Tolkiens in the making!

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