An introduction to Italian grammar

Preface pp. III-VIII

Contents pp. IX-XVI

Definition and division of grammar p. 1

Part I. Of orthography p. 3

Chap. I. Of letters

Sect. I. Of letters in general

Sect. II. Of letters in particular p. 6

Sect. III. Containing some invariable rules for different sounds of some letters, arising from their different combinations p. 8

Sect. IV. A short exercise for the pronunciation, to help the memory in remembering the foregoing rules p. 11

Chap. II. Of diphtongs and triphtongs p. 12

Sect. I. Of diphthongs

Sect. II. Of triphtongs p. 14

Chap. III. Of syllables

Sect. I. Definition and division of syllables

Sect. II. Containing some general orthographical rules p. 16

Sect. III. Of some orthographical figures used by poets and orators p. 19

Part. II. Of analogy p. 22

Chap. I. Of words in general, their definition and different classes p. 22

Sect. I. Definition of a word

Sect. II. Of the parts of speech in general

Sect. III. Of the parts of speech in the Italian language p. 25

Chap. II. Of the modifications or change of the declinable parts of speech p. 27

Sect. I. Of the gender, number, case, and degree of comparison p. 27

Sect. II. Of mood, tense, and person p. 31

Chap. III. Of the article p. 36

Sect. I. Division of the articles p. 36

Sect. II. Of some prepositions which help to decline articles, nouns, &c. p. 39

Sect. III. Of the changes of the aforesaid prepositions p. 40

Sect. IV. Declension and examples of all the articles p. 42

Chap. IV. Of the noun p. 43

Sect. I. Of the different classes of nouns p. 43

Sect. II. Examples and formation of augmentatives p. 45

Sect. III. Of the terminations of nouns p. 48

Sect. IV. Some general observations about the termination of nouns p. 50

Chap. V. Of the adjective p. 54

Sect. I. Of the different classes of adjectives p. 54

Sect. II. Of the termination of adjectives p. 57

Sect. III. Of the degrees of comparison p. 58

Chap. IV. Of the pronoun p. 61

Sect. I. Of the different classes of pronouns p. 61

Sect. II. Example of the vice-pronouns which are invariable p. 63

Sect. III. Of the vice-pronouns which are variable p. 64

Sect. IV. Declensions of the pronouns p. 66

Chap. VII. Of the verb p. 71

Sect. I. Of the different species of verbs p. 71

Sect. II. Of the conjugation of the auxiliary verb p. 74

Sect. III. Conjugation of regular verbs p. 76

Sect. IV. A general view of the terminations of verbs, in all their moods and simple tenses p. 79

Sect. V. Conjugation of the passive verbs p. 80

Sect. VI. Conjugation of the irregular verbs of the first conjugation p. 81

Sect. VII. Of the irregular verbs of the second conjugation p. 84

Sect. VIII. Conjugation of the irregular verbs of the third conjugation in ire p. 87

Sect. IX. Of defective verbs p. 89

Sect. X. Of reciprocal verbs p. 91

Sect. XI25. Of impersonal verbs p. 93

Chap. VIII. Of the participle p. 95

Sect. I. Of the different species of participles p. 95

Sect. II. Of the different ending of participles p. 96

Chap. IX. Of the adverb p. 97

Chap. X. Of the preposition p. 99

Chap. XI. Of the conjunction p. 101

Chap. XII. Of the interiection p. 103

Chap. XIII. Of expletives p. 104

Sect. I. Of the different species of expletives p. 104

Sect. II. Of the expletives of energy and evidence p. 105

Sect. III. Of the expletives of grace and ornament p. 106

Sect. IV. Of the accompagnanomi p. 107

Sect. V. Of the accompagnaverbi p. 108

Chap. XIV. Of poetical licenses p. 109

Sect. I. Licenses of the accents p. 109

Sect. II. Licenses of the syllables p. 110

Sect. III. Licenses of the changes of letters p. 111

Sect. IV. Licenses of words

Part. III. Of the syntax p. 113

Chap. I. Division of the syntax; with an idea of the different

kinds of sentences and phrases

Chap. II. Of the regular and simple syntax p. 116

Sect. I. Of the concord of the several parts of speech p. 116

Sect. II. Of the goverment or dependence p. 118

Sect. III. Of the right placing of the parts of speech in a proper order p. 120

Chap. III. Of some necessary observations and rules on the syntax, and parts of speech p. 122

Sect. I. On the articles

Sect. II. On the segnacasis di, a, da p. 123

Sect. III. On the noun p. 125

Sect. IV. On the adjective p. 127

Sect. V. On the pronoun p. 128

Sect. VI. On the verb

Sect. VII. On the participle p. 130

Sect. VIII. On the adverb p. 131

Sect. IX. On the preposition p. 132

Sect. X. On the conjunction p. 133

Sect. XI. On the interjection

Sect. XII. Of some observations on the use of moods p. 134

Chap. IV. Of the irregular and figurative syntax p. 135

Sect. I. Of the figures of the irregular syntax

Sect. II. Of the construction of vice-pronouns, or particles and affixes p. 138

Sect. III. On the transposition of words p. 141

Part IV. Of prosody p. 143

Chap. I. Of pronunciation

Sect. I. Of the Italian accents and their use

Sect. II. Of the apostrophe p. 145

Sect. III. Of long and short syllables p. 146

Sect. IV. Of words that suffer an elision, and those that do not p. 148

Sect. V. Of some observations on the use of the stops p. 149

Chap. II. Of versification p. 151

Sect. I. Of the different species of verses of the Italian language

Sect. II. Of the placing of accents in each sort of verse p. 154

Sonett p. 159

La Scusa

A short collection of words, and phrases p. 161

Some remarks of the best authors on translation in general p. 171

A short collection of rules for the pronunciation p. 175

Sonetto sulla necessità del fatigare e patire per acquisire la virtù p. 182

All’uomo superbo e vano

Inno a Venere di Metastasio p. 183

Errata p. 184

[Fine] p. 184