The Friulian language : identity, migration, culture /
Are minor languages the lifeblood of cherished local identities or just passports with restricted validity, serving no purpose in today's transnational, global world? Italy's north-eastern region of Friuli is a case in point: in this area, around half a million people speak Friulian, a Rom...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Are minor languages the lifeblood of cherished local identities or just passports with restricted validity, serving no purpose in today's transnational, global world? Italy's north-eastern region of Friuli is a case in point: in this area, around half a million people speak Friulian, a Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance family, which is attested to in written texts since 1150 and acquired official minority language status in 1999. Geographically and politically off-centre, Friuli remained ... |
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Notas: | Papers from a conference held at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies of the University of London. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 197 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781443861021 1443861022 |