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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809526303321

Autore

Tosi Arturo

Titolo

Language and society in a changing Italy / / Arturo Tosi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon, : Multilingual Matters, c2001

ISBN

1-280-82785-8

9786610827855

9781853596823

1-85359-682-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : map

Collana

Multilingual matters ; ; 117

Disciplina

306.440945

Soggetti

Italian language - Social aspects

Sociolinguistics - Italy

Italian language - Dialectology

Languages in contact - Italy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Language Planning and Language Change -- Chapter 2. Linguistic Diversity -- Chapter 3. Standard and Non-Standard Variations -- Chapter 4. Language in Education -- Chapter 5. New Conventions -- Chapter 6. The Language of Bureaucracy -- Chapter 7. The Language of Politicians -- Chapter 8. The Language of Newspapers -- Chapter 9. The Language of Advertising -- Chapter 10. The Language of Young People -- Chapter 11. Italian and English in Italy -- Chapter 12. Italian in English-Speaking Countries -- Chapter 13. Italian in Multilingual Europe -- Conclusions -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the interrelation between language and society in contemporary Italy. It aims to provide an up to date account of linguistic diversity, social variation, special codes and language varieties within Italian society, and in situations of language contact both within and outside Italy.