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Living Memory : The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town

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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

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  • ISBN-13: 9781405168823
  • ISBN-10: 140516882X
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Publish Date: March 2009
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.23 pounds
  • Page Count: 272

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