Fiorenzo Toso
Born(1962-02-20)20 February 1962
Arenzano, Italy
Died24 September 2022(2022-09-24) (aged 60)
Arenzano, Liguria, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationUniversity of Genoa
Saarland University
University of Perugia
Occupation(s)Professor
Linguist

Fiorenzo Toso (20 February 1962 – 24 September 2022) was an Italian academic, linguist, and dialectologist.

Life and career

Toso graduated from the University of Genoa with a degree in foreign language and literature in 1988, then earned a degree in Italian philology from Saarland University in 2000. In 2007, he earned a doctorate in Romance studies and general linguistics from the University of Perugia.[1] From 2007 to 2022, he taught at the University of Sassari,[2] first as an associate professor and subsequently as a full professor.[3]

A specialist in the linguistics of Ligurian, Toso collaborated with the Lessico etimologico italiano in Saarland. On both Ligurian and the Genoese dialect, he wrote numerous publications in both Italian and foreign journals. She also wrote several monographs.

Toso also researched the phenomenon of language contact, with special attention to language islands in the Mediterranean basin, from the colonial Ligurian dialect [it] to Tabarchino.[3] In addition, he conducted etymological research on linguistic minorities in Italy and Europe. Thanks to her research on Tabarchino, she was awarded honorary citizenship of Calasetta[4] and Carloforte.[5]

Fiorenzo Toso died from brain cancer in Arenzano, on 24 September 2022, at the age of 60.[6]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. Fiorenzo Toso" (PDF). Aosta Valley University (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Toso Fiorenzo". University of Sassari (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Alessandra Cutrì intervista Fiorenzo Toso". Insula europea (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Prof. Dr. Fiorenzo TOSO" (PDF). Académie des Langues Dialectales (in French).
  5. ^ Rivano, Antonello (23 September 2021). "Al prof.Fiorenzo Toso la cittadinaza onoraria del Comune di Carloforte". Polis SA Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Addio a Fiorenzo Toso, linguista genovese morto a 60 anni". GenovaToday (in Italian). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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