Living Memory
The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Jillian R. Cavanaugh | ISBN: | 9781118479889 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | June 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jillian R. Cavanaugh |
| ISBN: | 9781118479889 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | June 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
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
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
