Living Memory The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town

by Cavanaugh, Jillian R.

• ISBN13: 9781118277430
• ISBN10: 1118277430
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Living Memory investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of Bergamasco culture in northern Italy. Integrates extensive participant observation with sociolinguistic data collection Reveals the political and social dynamics of a national language (Italian) and a local dialect (Bergamasco) struggling for survival Introduces the original concept of the "social aesthetics of language": the interweaving of culturally-shaped and emotionally felt dimensions of language-choice Written to be accessible to students and specialists alike Part of the Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture Series

Author Biography

Jillian R. Cavanaugh is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brooklyn College CUNY. She has published in a range of journals, including Language and Communication, Ethnos, and the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	p. vi
Preface	p. viii
Constructing Transcripts: Orthographic Conventions and Transcription Processes	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Bergamasco in Use: The Feel of Everyday Speaking	p. 27
Gendering Language	p. 64
Bergamasco on Stage: Poetry and Theater	p. 83
Modern Campanilismo: The Value of Place	p. 120
Bergamo, Italy, Europe: Speaking Contextualized	p. 156
Conclusion	p. 189
Notes	p. 206
References	p. 216
Index	p. 238
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