Teaching lexicon with RIF. Presentation of the Repertorio Italiano di Famiglie di Parole. Dagli etimi ai significati per arricchire il lessico [Italian repertoire of word families. From etymons to meanings with the aim of enriching lexicon], edited by Michele Colombo Paolo D’Achille, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2019

Abstract

This contribution presents the Repertorio Italiano di Famiglie di Parole [Italian repertoire of word families], a work that analyzes 366 word families and a sum of 25.000 entries, grouped on the basis of the Latin words they originate from. On the basis of several examples, it is shown how the concepts of word families and descendance allows to link etymological notions to a deeper and more detailed metalinguistic reflection, in order to enhance lexicon tanks to both instruction and individual study.

Keywords

• lessicografia e lessicologia
• famiglie di parole
• etimologia
• didattica del lessico