Anna Laura Lepschy (; ; born 30 November 1933) is an Italian linguist. She is an Emeritus Professor in Italian at

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Early life and education

Lepschy was born on 30 November 1933 in

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to Jewish parents Gemma Celestina () and Arnaldo Dante Momigliano. She earned her

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and

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from

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Career

In 1977, Lepschy and her husband Giulio Lepschy co-published a book titled ''The Italian Language Today'' through Hutchinson & Co. Publishers. ''The Italian Language Today'' is a reference book meant to provide an outline of the Italian language and grammar of contemporary Italian. She later co-edited a collection of essays titled ''Book Production and Letters in the Western European Renaissance:Essays in Honour of Conor Fahy.'' By 1994, Lepschy was the recipient of the

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and later with the

Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity ( ) was founded as a national order by the first President of the Italian Republic, Enrico De Nicola, in 1947, to recognise civilian and military expatriates or foreigners who made an outstanding co ...

. In 1984, Lepschy was appointed a Head of the Italian Department at the

and founded the Centre for Italian Studies. While teaching, Lepschy co-edited a book with Verina R. Jones titled ''With a Pen in Her Hand: Women and Writing in Italy in the Nineteenth Century and beyond''. The book was a collection of essays delivered at the Conference on Women and Writing in Nineteenth-Century Italy in February 1997. In 2002, Lepschy co-edited another book titled ''Multilingualism in Italy, Past and Present'' with Arturo Tosi. In 2011, Lepschy was the recipient of the Serena Medal from the

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References

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