Walter Belardi lessicografo, ladino e non solo

Abstract

Although Walter Belardi did not publish real dictionaries except for a Basic ­dictionary of applied informatics (2000), his work in the fields of lexicography and lexicology is extremely extensive. It stretches from the ancient Indo-European languages to the Romance languages, with specific attention paid to Sella Ladin, notably Gardenese. While tracing the path of Belardi’s lexicographical research, anyone will find reason to be fascinated. This article tries to follow Belardi’s itinerary up to its last stage – the books on Armenian –, looking for a focal point of a research while driven by untamed curiosity.