The Italian secondary school system: overall grade C- Many young Italians abandon education at the earliest possible opportunity. One in five fails to get even the basic leaving-school diploma. The...
Tullio De Mauro
emeritus professor
Tullio De Mauro is emeritus professor of Linguistics at the University La Sapienza of Rome. In a distinguished academic career he has given lectures at many foreign universities. His latest publications include La cultura degli italiani (2011), Storia della linguistica dell'Italia unita (2011) and Parole di giorni un po' meno lontani (2012).