In this episode of CLILAdHoc, I will talk about basketball... with an extra free throw concerning linguistics!
The jingle is “La Caccia” by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi and performed by the Orchestra da camera Modena and available in Creative Commons and Public Domain 1.0.
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Logo made by professor Luca Peverelli.
Sources
https://www.etymonline.com/word/basket
https://www.etymonline.com/word/ball
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slang
Brinton, Laurel J.; Brinton, Donna M. (2010). The Linguistic Structure of Modern English. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 109.
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/sports-basketball.php
Lakoff, G., Johnson, M. (2008). Metaphors We Live By. Regno Unito: University of Chicago Press, pp. 53-54.
https://paradowski.com/work/adidas-ar-experience
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45570908/wnba-2025-power-rankings-mercury-win-streak
https://vocal.media/education/is-basketball-a-contact-sport
https://www.owayo.com/magazine/basketball-rules-us.htm#:~:text=The%20object%20of%20basketball%20is,until%20a%20winner%20is%20determined.
https://www.joinsbnp.org/blog/dribbling-through-time-the-evolution-of-basketball-from-its-origins-to-modern-times#:~:text=Naismith's%20original%20rules%20were%20basic,of%20a%20five%2Dplayer%20team.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/basketball-movies/
Peterson, D. (2024). L'ABC del basket. Italia: RIZZOLI LIBRI.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/basketball
Onomatopoeia in the World’s Languages: A Comparative Handbook. (2024). Germania: De Gruyter.
Flaksman, 2019: 378, in Onomatopoeia in the World’s Languages: A Comparative Handbook. (2024). Germania: De Gruyter, cap. 1, par 2.
https://www.homolaicus.com/linguaggi/glossario_fumetto/
https://www.sportmagazine.it/altri-sport/2023/05/12/slamball-storia-regole-origini-sport/?refresh_ce
