Living Memory: The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town
Author:   Jillian R. Cavanaugh (Brooklyn College)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Pages:   270
Publication Date:   03 August 2012
Format:   Paperback
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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

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Author:   Jillian R. Cavanaugh (Brooklyn College)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9781118277430


ISBN 10:   1118277430
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   03 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Series Editor’s Preface vi Preface viii Constructing Transcripts: Orthographic Conventions and Transcription Processes xiii 1. Introduction 1 2. Bergamasco in Use: The Feel of Everyday Speaking 27 3. Gendering Language 64 4. Bergamasco on Stage: Poetry and Theater 83 5. Modern Campanilismo: The Value of Place 120 6. Bergamo, Italy, Europe: Speaking Contextualized 156 7. Conclusion 189 Notes 206 References 216  

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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.

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