LiVVaL Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language



LiVVaL Linguaggio e Variazione | Variation in Language

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Aims & Scope
The series aims to present studies on linguistic variation in a broad sense, from the micro-variation that is found among varieties and related dialects to the macro-variation that is the object of study of language universals. The series hosts contributions based on any theoretical or applied approach, suitable for defining research questions and giving qualitative or quantitative analyses to issues regarding the interactions among language modules (lexicon, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, phonology and morphology) and the linguistic attitudes of speakers and communities. Contributions may deal with typical aspects of multilingual situations (languages of immigration and heritage languages) or bilectalism (bilingualism with local, regional, national languages), provide analyses of single phenomena in the micro- or macro-comparative perspectives, study the complex variation of language and identity, diatopic variation and diachronic change in the languages of Europe. The series aims to be a reference point for the study of Italian and Italoromance varieties in the pan-Romance and pan-European perspectives. Proposals of monographs and collective volumes are accepted in Italian or English, other languages will be considered if strongly related to the topic of the contribution.

e-ISSN 2974-6574 | ISSN 2974-6981 | Language en, it |

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  • Lingua inclusiva: forme, funzioni, atteggiamenti e percezioni
  • Anna-Maria De Cesare, Giuliana Giusti
  • Dec. 13, 2024

  • This volume includes seven contributions devoted to inclusive language, understood in two interrelated meanings: the inclusion of women in discourses dominated by masculine forms and the inclusion of people who do not identify with binary gender identities. The goal is to stimulate respectful and informed discussion about linguistic structures, with a focus on Italian. The research presented, based on qualitative and quantitative corpus analyses, psycholinguistics experimental studies and questionnaire-based sociolinguistic investigations, describes specific language varieties or text types, highlights the main structural differences between Italian and German, investigates the supposed neutrality of the so-called ‘unmarked’ (or even ‘inclusive’) masculine or the public perception of inclusive language, and reflects on the use of grammatical desinences in the construction of gender identity in chatbots. A concerning scenario emerges from all the contributions, particularly for the degree of visibility of women in Italian cultural discourse and for the lack of denotation of prestige associated to the female gender.





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