Language and Society in a Changing Italy

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-1-85359-500-4
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 393 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tosi, Arturo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Part 1 Everyday Language: Evolution and Variation

1 Language Planning and Language Change

2 Linguistic Diversity

3 Standard and Non-Standard Variations

4 Language in Education

5 New Conventions

Part 2 Special Languages: Tradition and Innovations

6 The Language of Bureaucracy

7 The Language of Politicians

8 The Language of Newspapers

9 The Language of Advertising

10 The Language of Young People

Part 3 Language Contacts: Origin and Status

11 Italian and English in Italy

12 Italian in English-Speaking Countries

13 Italian in Multilingual Europe

Conclusions

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tosi, Arturo
Arturo Tosi is Professor of Italian at Royal Holloway, University of London and Professor of Sociolinguistics at Siena University, Italy. His research interests include sociolinguistics, contact linguistics, translation studies, the language question in Europe and educational and language policy.