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

Basketball 101: glossary

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://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3137873/2022/02/23/the-nba-75-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time-from-mj-and-lebron-to-lenny-wilkens/

https://paradowski.com/work/adidas-ar-experience

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45570908/wnba-2025-power-rankings-mercury-win-streak

https://officialnbarefs.medium.com/how-has-basketball-changed-over-125-years-here-are-the-13-original-rules-a3e35d98962

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

https://www.espn.com/nba/history/leaders