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SOUND SYSTEM
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Venetian has some sounds not present in Italian, an interdental voiceless fricative [?] spelled ç or z(h) and similar to English th in thing and thought, to Castilian Spanish c(e, i)/z (as in cero, cien, zapato), Modern Greek ? (theta), and Icelandic... |
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ARCHITECTURE
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Venice has a rich and diverse architectural style, the most famous of which is probably the Gothic style. Venetian Gothic architecture is a term given to a Venetian building style combining use of the Gothic lancet arch with Byzantine and Arab influe... |
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INTERIOR DESIGN
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Venice arguably produced the most unique and refined Rococo designs. At the time, Venice was in a state of trouble. It had lost most of its maritime power, was lagging behind its rivals in political importance and society had become decadent, with no... |
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FASHION AND SHOPPING
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In the 14th century, many young Venetian men began wearing tight-fitting multicoloured hose, the designs on which indicated the Compagnie della Calza ("Trouser Club") to which they belonged. The Venetian Senate passed sumptuary laws, but these merely... |
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DECLINE
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Venice's long decline started in the 15th century, when it first made an unsuccessful attempt to hold Thessalonica against the Ottomans (1423-1430). She also sent ships to help defend Constantinople against the besieging Turks (1453). After the city ... |
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SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
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Subordinate clauses have double introduction ("whom that", "when that", "which that", "how that"), as in Old English:Italian: So di chi parli ("(I) know about whom (you) speak"). Venetian: So de chi che te parla (lit. "(I) know about whom that you-sp... |
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FOREIGN WORDS OF VENETIAN ORIGIN
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Arsenal, Ciao, Ghetto, Gondola, Imbroglio, Lagoon, Lazaret, Lido, Montenegro, Quarantine, Regatta.
"Venezuela" means "little Venice". |
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CLASSIFICATION
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Venetian descends partly from Vulgar Latin - like all other Romance languages, including Italian and the other Italian dialects. However, in the traditional classification of Romance languages it is considered part of the Italo-Romance group.Accordin... |
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SINKING OF VENICE
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The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles, which were imported from the mainland. (Under water, in the absence of oxygen, wood does not decay. It is petrified as a result of the constant flow of mineral-rich water around an... |
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ECONOMY
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Venice's economy has greatly changed throughout history, and has evolved greatly. In the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance, Venice was a major centre for commerce and trade, as it controlled a vast sea-empire, and became an extremely wealthy European c... |
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