Milena Elisa ROMANO

Milena Elisa ROMANO is an Adjunct Professor of Italian Linguistics at the Department of Humanities, University of Catania. She specializes in the historical evolution of the Italian language from the 19th to 21st century, with a focus on journalistic language, entertainment television, advertising, sector-specific languages, literary analysis (e.g., Elena Ferrante, Gavino Ledda), theater and cinema language (e.g., Emma Dante, Checco Zalone), and teaching Italian as a second language.

• Research Areas:
  • Journalistic language (online newspapers, TV media)
  • Advertising language (Coronavirus-era adaptations)
  • Linguistic analysis of cinema, theater, and travel literature
  • Teaching Italian to dialect speakers and foreigners
• Education:
  • PhD in Modern Philology (Editing), University of Catania (2012-2013)
  • PhD qualification in Language and Communication Sciences, University of Turin (2007-2008)
• Professional Affiliations:
  • Member of ASLI (Association for the History of the Italian Language) since 2019
  • Member of SILFI (International Society of Italian Linguistics and Philology) since 2016
  • Member of the Center for Sicilian Philological and Linguistic Studies since 2016
• Teaching Roles:
  • Contract lecturer for the History of the Italian Language chair (2003–present)
  • Adjunct Professor for Italian Language Zero Courses (2014–present)
  • Italian language courses for Erasmus students (2011–2014)