The schooling system in Italy is in a state of general degradation. We inherit from the past a serious toll of illiteracy. It is of no use to complain of this state of affairs, it is necessary to understand the reasons which determine this situation and consequently propose an intervention plan which be both radical and feasible. This is Tullio De Mauro's suggestion in this essay, which is discussed with a group of experts of various origin, to identify new ideas for the government of schools.
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Tullio De Mauro
Tullio De Mauro was born in Torre Annunziata (Naples) in 1932. He taught Philosophy of Language in his native city and General Linguistics at the La Sapienza University of Rome, where he is currently professor emeritus. With UTET he published a major Dictionary of Italian Usage (in 8 volumes). His works published by Laterza include: Introduction to Semantics (1999); Understanding Words (n.e. 2002); Little Dictionary of Future Words (2006); Masterclass on Language (2011); Basic Linguistics (n.e. 2011); Minisemantics (2013).
