Words of the school: quinquemestre / pentamestre, semestre / esamestre

This article examines the words used in the school environment to indicate the school periods of five months (alternative forms quinquemestre and pentamestre) and six months (semestre and esamestre). A presentation of the data concerning the chronology and areal diffusion of these expressions is followed by an investigation of their origins and a discussion of which words are best suited on the basis of the lexical microsystem to which they belong.

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A person counts once a day per paper. We keep no cookie and no address: a reader is a hash that changes every day. Any month under five reads shows no number.