LiVVaL. Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language

Collana | LiVVaL. Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language
Volume 4 | Miscellanea | Language Attitudes and Bi(dia)lectal Competence

Language Attitudes and Bi(dia)lectal Competence

open access | peer reviewed
    a cura di
  • Giuliana Giusti - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email orcid profile
  • Piergiorgio Mura - Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - email
  • Cristina Procentese - Università Milano Bicocca - email

Abstract

In today’s global society, an increasing number of people speak a few widely spoken languages enjoying high standardisation and official recognition. Meanwhile, minority and local languages are gaining interest from specialists and society. This volume explores the rich topic of bi(dia)lectal repertoires, focusing on their grammatical as well as attitudinal, social and political dimension. With contributions from the international conference ‘Language Attitudes and Bi(dia)lectal Competence (LABiC)’, held at ­Ca’ ­Foscari University of Venice in September 2022, the volume is suited for linguists, educators, policymakers, and language enthusiasts who strive to support minority languages in a globalised world.

Keywords Bi(dia)lectalismContact-induced language changeLanguage opinionsDirect methodBilectalismClitic placementLanguage attitudesItalianIdentityAusbauCampanian local varietyMorphological manipulationDOMMetalinguistic awarenessSpanishAndalusiaLanguage policySicilianIntra-language variationAttitudesSardinianUseLocal varietiesMadridMultilingualisméveil aux languesLikert scaleProficiencyChildrenSwiss variety of ItalianAymaraBilectal grammarsEducational contextPrimary schoolUG from belowCypriot GreekSicilian local varietyTransitive verbsLinguistic minoritiesAdultsMinority languagesVenetanBilectal competenceContested languagesItalian language varietiesMixed grammarLanguage contestation

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-802-6 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-802-6 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-803-3 | Pubblicato 30 Giugno 2024 | Lingua en