Dallintroduzione

Dall’introduzione is a standard Italian phrase meaning “from the introduction.” It is used to indicate that a passage, idea, or data originates in the introduction of a work, rather than in the main body or later sections. The form is produced by da + l’introduzione, with the elision that creates dall’introduzione. A nonstandard variant without the apostrophe, dallintroduzione, may appear in informal writing or typographic errors, but the correct Italian spelling is dall’introduzione.

Etymology and orthography. The phrase combines the preposition da (“from”) with the definite article l’ and the noun introduzione (“introduction”). In standard Italian, the abbreviation l’ merges with da to form dall’, yielding dall’introduzione. The meaning remains literal: something that is taken from or attributed to the introduction of a text.

Usage. In scholarly writing, dall’introduzione is commonly used to signal provenance, for example to indicate that a quotation, claim, or data point is drawn from the introduction. Example: “Questo passaggio è tratto dall’introduzione dell’opera.” It can also appear in bibliographic notes or cataloging to show the source location within a work.

Notes. The term is not a separate lexical entry beyond its literal meaning; it is a prepositional phrase serving to indicate origin. It is generally interchangeable with expressions like “tratto dall’introduzione” or “presentato nell’introduzione,” depending on the exact nuance intended.

See also. Introduzione; citazioni; estratto; lessico italiano; preposizioni articolate.