Présentation de Dalla ‘langue’ alla ‘parole’: verba manent. Scritti di Federico Albano Leoni (Napoli, 2021)

This article presents Verba manent, a volume compiled by Federico Albano Leoni’s former students in honor of his eightieth birthday. The book showcases his multifaceted scientific contributions across Germanic philology, historical linguistics, phonetics, phonology, and the philosophy of language. Rooted in Saussurean thought, Albano Leoni’s work challenges traditional linguistics by prioritizing the listener’s role and the semantic dimension of parole over abstract systems. His theoretical framework emphasizes the radical imperfection of linguistic action, the embodied nature of language, and the social character of linguistic practices. The volume includes an interview, thematic sections, and a comprehensive bibliography of his scholarly production.