{"id":6785,"date":"2025-06-12T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:00:13","slug":"tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#alfonso_campisi_a_passion_for_sicily_and_mediterranean_culture\" >Alfonso Campisi: A Passion for Sicily and Mediterranean Culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#the_international_recognition_of_the_sicilian_language\" >The International Recognition of the Sicilian Language<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#a_comprehensive_academic_path_on_sicilian_culture\" >A Comprehensive Academic Path on Sicilian Culture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>At the prestigious <strong>University of Manouba<\/strong> in Tunisia, the first university chair dedicated to the study of the <strong>Sicilian language<\/strong> has been created, officially recognizing it as a full-fledged language.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the initiative of Professor <strong>Alfonso Campisi<\/strong>, a native of Trapani and a professor of Italian and Romance Philology, this discipline has found a place in the Faculty of Languages since 2016, with the founding of the <strong>\u201cSicily Chair for the Dialogue of Cultures and Civilizations.<\/strong>\u201d The chair is named after the writer Vincenzo Consolo from Messina, in honor of his commitment to preserving Sicilian traditions and language. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"alfonso_campisi_a_passion_for_sicily_and_mediterranean_culture\"><\/span>Alfonso Campisi: A Passion for Sicily and Mediterranean Culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alfonso Campisi is currently a tenured professor at the <strong>University of Manouba<\/strong>. Born in Trapani, he studied at the University of Palermo and continued his studies in France, where he earned his doctorate. In 1997, he was offered a two-year position as an Italian language lecturer in Tunisia. Renewed year after year, his role became permanent, and he has now lived in Tunisia for over 25 years. Campisi is known for his research on migratory movements in the Mediterranean and serves as president of the Scientific Council of the Sicilian Language Academy and of AISLLI-UNESCO.    <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6711\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Sicilian Chair in Tunisia\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-750x501.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_641361436-1140x761.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sicilian Chair in Tunisia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His connection to Tunisia is a return to his roots: his family history is tied to the wave of<strong> Italian migration to Tunisia <\/strong>in the 19th century, when around 105,000 Italians\u2014mostly Sicilians\u2014moved to the country in search of work opportunities. Some of his ancestors were part of this migration. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_international_recognition_of_the_sicilian_language\"><\/span>The International Recognition of the Sicilian Language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although Sicilian is now <strong>officially recognized <\/strong>as a language, complete with its own<strong> ISO code<\/strong>, many still consider it merely a regional dialect. However, thanks to scholars like Campisi, there is a growing effort to shift this perception and promote it as a serious and legitimate field of academic study. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the University of Manouba, the <strong>University of Pennsylvania<\/strong> in Philadelphia also includes credits related to the Sicilian language and culture within its Italian curriculum. The program presents and celebrates Sicily as a \u201ccrossroads of cultures and artistic movements\u201d. The course includes conversations with native speakers, interactive lessons, and in-depth explorations of historical and linguistic aspects.  <\/p>\n<p>Currently, these two institutions are the <strong>only <\/strong>ones in the world offering academic studies on the Sicilian language.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_comprehensive_academic_path_on_sicilian_culture\"><\/span>A Comprehensive Academic Path on Sicilian Culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the creation of the first Sicilian language chair, Professor Campisi has stated his goal of fostering intercultural dialogue between the two shores of the Mediterranean. The course on Sicilian culture is intended for fourth- and fifth-year students, equivalent to a master\u2019s degree program in Italy. Students not only learn the language but also delve into the <strong>history of Sicilian migration, anthropology, folklore, and culture. <\/strong>  <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6709\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Sicilian Chair in Tunisia\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-1024x585.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-768x439.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-1536x878.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-2048x1170.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-750x429.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_784295156-1140x651.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sicilian Chair in Tunisia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Professor Campisi has gone beyond oral teaching by writing a Sicilian grammar manual adopted by the faculty: <strong><em>Mparamu lu sicilianu<\/em><\/strong>, created in collaboration with <strong>Gaetano Cipolla<\/strong>, a native of Francavilla di Sicilia and retired professor of Italian at St. John&#8217;s University in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Students also participated in the docu-film <strong>Siciliani d\u2019Africa \u2013 Tunisia terra promessa<\/strong>, produced by Campisi along with Marcello Bivona. In the film, students speak Sicilian, putting into practice what they have learned in their academic journey. The documentary explores the roots of the Sicilian community in Tunisia, recounting stories of migration, integration, and identity.  <\/p>\n<p>The active participation of students enriches the project, demonstrating Professor Campisi\u2019s innovative approach and commitment to <strong>teaching Sicilian culture<\/strong>. In an era where intercultural dialogue is increasingly essential, the chair and its related initiatives show how the study of languages and cultures can serve as a bridge between peoples, helping rediscover and celebrate shared histories. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay up to date by following us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/\">Instagram<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<div data-object_id=\"6785\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkwrap cbxwpbkmarkwrap_guest cbxwpbkmarkwrap_user_cat cbxwpbkmarkwrap-post \"><a  data-redirect-url=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/\"  data-display-label=\"1\" data-show-count=\"0\" data-bookmark-label=\"Aggiungi ai Preferiti\"  data-bookmarked-label=\"Rimuovi dai Preferiti\"  data-loggedin=\"0\" data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"6785\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig  cbxwpbkmarktrig-button-addto ld-ext-left\" title=\"Bookmark This\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"ld ld-ring ld-spin\"><\/span><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-label\" >Aggiungi ai Preferiti<\/span><\/a> <div  data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"6785\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap\" id=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap-6785\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message-head\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message-head-label\">Please login to bookmark<\/span><a class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguesttrig_close\" role=\"button\" title=\"Click to close bookmark panel\/modal\" href=\"#\" ><i class=\"cbx-icon\"><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"sr-only\">Close<\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-content\">\n<div class=\"cbx-chota\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"cbx-guest-wrap cbxwpbookmark-guest-wrap\"><div class=\"cbx-guest-login-wrap cbxwpbookmark-guest-login-wrap\"><form name=\"loginform\" id=\"loginform\" action=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-login.php\" method=\"post\"><p class=\"login-username\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_login\">Username or Email Address<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" autocomplete=\"username\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"login-password\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" autocomplete=\"current-password\" spellcheck=\"false\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"login-remember\"><label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label><\/p><p class=\"login-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button button-primary\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the prestigious University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first university chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been created, officially recognizing it as a full-fledged language. Thanks to the initiative of Professor Alfonso Campisi, a native of Trapani and a professor of Italian and Romance Philology, this discipline has found a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div data-object_id=\"6785\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkwrap cbxwpbkmarkwrap_guest cbxwpbkmarkwrap_user_cat cbxwpbkmarkwrap-post \"><a  data-redirect-url=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/\"  data-display-label=\"1\" data-show-count=\"0\" data-bookmark-label=\"Aggiungi ai Preferiti\"  data-bookmarked-label=\"Rimuovi dai Preferiti\"  data-loggedin=\"0\" data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"6785\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig  cbxwpbkmarktrig-button-addto ld-ext-left\" title=\"Bookmark This\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"ld ld-ring ld-spin\"><\/span><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-label\" >Aggiungi ai Preferiti<\/span><\/a> <div  data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"6785\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap\" id=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap-6785\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message-head\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message-head-label\">Please login to bookmark<\/span><a class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguesttrig_close\" role=\"button\" title=\"Click to close bookmark panel\/modal\" href=\"#\" ><i class=\"cbx-icon\"><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"><\/line><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"sr-only\">Close<\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-content\">\n<div class=\"cbx-chota\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"cbx-guest-wrap cbxwpbookmark-guest-wrap\"><div class=\"cbx-guest-login-wrap cbxwpbookmark-guest-login-wrap\"><form name=\"loginform\" id=\"loginform\" action=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-login.php\" method=\"post\"><p class=\"login-username\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_login\">Username or Email Address<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" autocomplete=\"username\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"login-password\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" autocomplete=\"current-password\" spellcheck=\"false\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"login-remember\"><label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label><\/p><p class=\"login-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button button-primary\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":6707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,390,425,438,398],"tags":[1405,1402,1401,1400,1403,1404],"class_list":["post-6785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-nord","category-education","category-europe","category-italian-for-foreign-learners","category-news-en","tag-alfonso-campisi-en","tag-sicilian","tag-sicilian-language","tag-tunisia-en","tag-universite-de-la-manouba-en","tag-university-of-manouba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.3 (Yoast SEO v26.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At the University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first academic chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been established.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"At the University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first academic chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been established.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-12T09:00:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1792\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fabiana Chillemi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fabiana Chillemi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Fabiana Chillemi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/76bcee75032308cd4a18c6b170c992ea\"},\"headline\":\"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-12T09:00:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\"},\"wordCount\":654,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alfonso Campisi\",\"sicilian\",\"Sicilian language\",\"Tunisia\",\"Universit\u00e9 de la Manouba\",\"university of manouba\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Africa\",\"Education\",\"Europe\",\"Italian for foreign learners\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\",\"name\":\"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-12T09:00:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"At the University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first academic chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been established.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1792,\"caption\":\"Sicily region of Italy flag waving cloudy sky background 3D illustration\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nuovo_Mediterraneo_logo_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nuovo_Mediterraneo_logo_1.jpg\",\"width\":2362,\"height\":1265,\"caption\":\"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/76bcee75032308cd4a18c6b170c992ea\",\"name\":\"Fabiana Chillemi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1be4b20efb7abf5b6bc33cc98c8b7c67cc6ea53520e50a03784b73b150df562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1be4b20efb7abf5b6bc33cc98c8b7c67cc6ea53520e50a03784b73b150df562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Fabiana Chillemi\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/author\/fabiana\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language","description":"At the University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first academic chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been established.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language","og_description":"At the University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first academic chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been established.","og_url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/","og_site_name":"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/","article_published_time":"2025-06-12T09:00:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1792,"url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Fabiana Chillemi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fabiana Chillemi","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/"},"author":{"name":"Fabiana Chillemi","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/76bcee75032308cd4a18c6b170c992ea"},"headline":"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language","datePublished":"2025-06-12T09:00:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/"},"wordCount":654,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg","keywords":["Alfonso Campisi","sicilian","Sicilian language","Tunisia","Universit\u00e9 de la Manouba","university of manouba"],"articleSection":["Africa","Education","Europe","Italian for foreign learners","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/","url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/","name":"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-06-12T09:00:13+00:00","description":"At the University of Manouba in Tunisia, the first academic chair dedicated to the study of the Sicilian language has been established.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252657345-scaled.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1792,"caption":"Sicily region of Italy flag waving cloudy sky background 3D illustration"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/tunisia-the-first-chair-of-the-sicilian-language\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tunisia: The First Chair of the Sicilian Language"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/","name":"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo","url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nuovo_Mediterraneo_logo_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nuovo_Mediterraneo_logo_1.jpg","width":2362,"height":1265,"caption":"Il Nuovo Mediterraneo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ilnuovomediterraneo\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/76bcee75032308cd4a18c6b170c992ea","name":"Fabiana Chillemi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1be4b20efb7abf5b6bc33cc98c8b7c67cc6ea53520e50a03784b73b150df562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1be4b20efb7abf5b6bc33cc98c8b7c67cc6ea53520e50a03784b73b150df562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Fabiana Chillemi"},"url":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/author\/fabiana\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilnuovomediterraneo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}