has led to an extraordinary linguistic richness.” (Thepolyglotdream.com, 2013) As an Italian native speaker, coming particularly from a sub-region of Apulia called Salento, I will focus my essay on the analysis of the dialect spoken in this area: the Salentino dialect. Firstly, I will provide some information about the history of Salento and its dialect. Secondly, I will consider some linguistic features regarding, amongst others, the difference with the other dialects spoken in Apulia and the lexicon
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though the names are different, both sets of Gods reside on Mount Olympus. Western historians talk about Magna Grecia, a period beginning in the 8th Century BC in which the Greeks colonized what is now known as modern day Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, and Salento. This could account for some of the similarities. However, we need only look to the pages of Rome’s own mythology for further insight into the Greek influences on