Overview
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
The book, Living Memory: The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town (Wiley Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781118277430 in Paperback by Jillian R. Cavanaugh may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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