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9781444308280

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

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444308280

  • ISBN10:

    1444308289

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-03-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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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

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface
Preface
Constructing Transcripts: Orthographic Conventions and Transcription Processes
Introduction
Bergamasco in Use: The Feel of Everyday Speaking
Gendering Language
Bergamasco on Stage: Poetry and Theater
Modern Campanilismo: The Value of Place
Bergamo, Italy, Europe: Speaking Contextualized
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
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