Language and society in a changing Italy / Arturo Tosi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tosi, Arturo.

Series:

Multilingual matters ; 117

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian language--Social aspects.

Italian language.

Sociolinguistics--Italy.

Sociolinguistics.

Italian language--Dialectology.

Languages in contact--Italy.

Languages in contact.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610827855

9781853596823

9781280827853

1280827858

9781853596827

1853596825

OCLC:

51909246