Sassarese ( Sassaresu or Turritanu ) is much closer to Corsican and Tuscan language than it is to Sardinian, although this fact has caused some political controversy.

Sassarese is spoken in Sassari and its immediate area by approximately 120, 000 people out a total population of 175, 000 inhabitants ; it is also the language of the north-west of Sardinia, including Stintino, Sorso and Porto Torres ; in the mid-northern areas of Sardinia, its Castellanesi dialects of Castelsardo, Tergu and Sedini are more similar to the Gallurese.

Sassarese ( local name Sassaresu or Turritanu ) is an Italo-Dalmatian language and transitional between Corsican and Sardinian.

Sassarese emerged as an urban language of commerce in the age of Giudicati ( 13th-14th century ); it is based on a mixture of different languages, namely Corsican, Tuscan dialect and Ligurian ; a strong Logudorese influence can be felt in its phonetics, syntax, and vocabulary, a minor influence in vocabulary was exercised by Catalan and Spanish.

Sassarese is recognized as an official language by the regional government of Sardinia:

* Sassarese language, for which is the ISO 639-3 code

* Sassarese: northwestern Sardinia ; a transitional language between Corsican and Sardinian

Sassarese is spoken in Sassari and in its neighbourhood, in the north-west of Sardinia.

The Regional Government of Sardinia has recognized Gallurese, along with Sassarese as separate languages, distinct from Sardinian.

Alghero (; Catalan:,, ; ; Sassarese: La Liéra ), is a town of about 44, 000 inhabitants in Italy.

* Sardinia: Sardinian, Sassarese and Gallurese are co-official, enjoying the same dignity and standing of Italian, in their respective territories ( Legge regionale 15 ottobre 1997, n. 26 ), Catalan is co-official in the city of Alghero, Tabarchino in the islands of Sulcis.

There exist many modern and older works both on and in Sassarese, and a number of cultural, social and theatre events are regularly held in connection with it.

In the 19th century it was the second most important town in what was to become the future Italy for the production of leather, and in 1848 the Sassarese entrepreneur Giovanni Antonio Sanna gained control of the mine at Montevecchio, becoming the third richest man in the new Kingdom of Italia.

At the end of the 19th century new urban developments grew on Cappuccini Hill and to the south of the city, architecturally dominated by Eclecticism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, which created a movement towards the hybrid experimentation of new local architectural styles, known as the Sassarese Liberty.

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