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Living Memory: The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town
Jillian R. Cavanaugh
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Description for Living Memory: The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town
Paperback. Living Memory investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of Bergamasco culture in northern Italy. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Living Memory investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of Bergamasco culture in northern Italy.
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
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118277430
SKU
V9781118277430
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About Jillian R. Cavanaugh
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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