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It's still the case in some regions where even young people don't have a good level of Italian as they speak dialect 90% of the time (or more). And I am not sur
by aphroz 4y ago
It's still the case in some regions where even young people don't have a good level of Italian as they speak dialect 90% of the time (or more). And I am not sure this will evolve as now people don't watch TV anymore (which is in Italian). There might local youtubers speaking dialect only.
- darkwater 4y agoI would not use the word "evolving" in this context, due to its "positive change" connotation.
- aphroz 4y agoThis is why I didn't use "improving"
- jaclaz 4y agoAs an Italian (and probably old enough) I can confirm, what made the "transition" to Italian was school but much more than that radio and television where an "official" italian is usually spoken. In some regions (both in the north and in the south) many people are - still today - functionally bilingual, i.e. they still use largely dialect (and that is their "native" language) and switch automatically to Italian when dealing with (say) authority/government officers/foreigners or when they travel outside their region. But I believe that at the moment the majority of people from these regions are in the "reverse" mode, i.e. they normally speak Italian but switch to the dialect in case of need or with older relatives/known friends.