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Living Memory: The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town
Contributor(s): Cavanaugh, Jillian R. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1444308270     ISBN-13: 9781444308273
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $94.95  

Binding Type: Other - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2009
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 306.44
LCCN: 2008048207
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.58" W x 9.46" L (1.25 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:
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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