How to Write in (Italian) Dialect?

anthonymmfalcone_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: 29 Dec 2004 07:52:39 -0800

I want to write a number of local poems and sayings in their original
italian dialect (Abruzzese). I would like to know if there any
standard conventions on how to write stressed and non-stressed
consonants & vowels, or other rules that I should follow? Or is
writing in dialect a free-for-all in which your guess is as good as
mine in how to spell and accentuate words?

I'm tempted to use standard english rules for accentuation, such as
those I'd find when reading the pronunciation guide next to a word in
the dictionary. However, I have no idea if these rules apply only to
English, or are universal for all languages.

I would greatly appreciate some linguistic advice & guidance.
-Tony Falcone