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Vîvar Rumagnöl: Preserving Language Through Policy, Education, And Culture, Alexa Christie
Vîvar Rumagnöl: Preserving Language Through Policy, Education, And Culture, Alexa Christie
Global Honors Theses
This research paper focuses on the planning of preservation and revitalization of an endangered language of Italy, Romagnolo, through measures found in three different sectors of society: government, education, and culture. This tri-fold method shows how language can affect every aspect of a group’s identity and culture and is found to have a place in all businesses, schools, homes, and public offices. The process of language revitalization requires cooperation from many sectors of a society, individuals, educators, and program coordinators included. Language is so deeply ingrained into every culture and identity, and it is a specific and special piece in …
The Languages Of Italy: An Examination Of The Vitality Of Standard Italian And Dialects In Contemporary Italy, And The Role Of Dialect Speakers In The United States, Juliana Maria Esoldi
The Languages Of Italy: An Examination Of The Vitality Of Standard Italian And Dialects In Contemporary Italy, And The Role Of Dialect Speakers In The United States, Juliana Maria Esoldi
Senior Theses
In this thesis paper, I address the question of linguistic shift in the context of Southern Italian dialectology. I break this study up into two parts. First, I discuss the decline in usage of regional dialects in contemporary Southern Italy, particularly the regions of Calabria, Campania, and Sicily, and provide an assessment of their current vitalities and popularities. Then, I address the role of Italian dialect speakers abroad, specifically in the Italian American context, in this dynamic of linguistic evolution, extinction, and survival. Along with factual data and statistics describing the vitalities of the dialects in Italy, a selection of …