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"Tell Me": Language Education Representations and Family Language Policies in Transnational Bangladeshi Low Socioeconomic Status Families Living in Italy
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Tonioli, Valeria – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022
The aim of the paper is to present the results of a research project called 'Tell Me', conducted from October 2018 to March 2020. The project focused on Bengali children living in Venice, Italy, and aimed to describe (1) children's languages in the home environment and at school; (2) the quality and quantity of input they receive in every language…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Italian, Family Relationship, Language Usage
Objective Local Vitality and Linguistic Networks as Predictors of Perceived Vitality
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Vincze, László; Harwood, Jake – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The present paper investigates the relationship between objective ethnolinguistic vitality, individual networks of linguistic contacts (INLCs) and perceived vitality among German-speaking (N = 415) and Italian-speaking (N = 379) adolescents in South Tyrol, Italy. Supporting our hypothesis, we found that INLC has a greater effect on perceived…
Descriptors: Networks, Language Maintenance, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Mapping out Interactions in Spoken and Written Discourses. Metadiscourse across Genres. Conference Programme & Book of Abstracts (Cyprus, March 30-April 1, 2017)
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Akbas, Erdem, Ed.; Hatipoglu, Ciler, Ed.; Bayyurt, Yasemin, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This is the book of abstracts for the conference held in 2017 entitled: ''METADISCOURSE ACROSS GENRES: MAPPING INTERACTION IN SPOKEN & WRITTEN DISCOURSES'', also known as MAG2017. The 1st International Conference on Metadiscourse Across Genres took place in METU Northern Cyprus Campus, Cyprus between 30 March-1 April 2017 with the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Written Language, Discourse Analysis, Computational Linguistics
Interferenze Fonologiche e Identificazione Culturale (Phonological Interferences and Cultural Identity).
Pinto, Maria Antonietta; Frassu, Pinuccia – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1991
After a brief summary of the literature on interference and code switching, research with adult Sardinians living in Rome is discussed to determine the relationship between dialectal phonological interference and the degree of identification with the new culture. (26 references) (CFM)
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Influences
Keeping It All in the Family: "Tu," "Lei" and "Voi." A Study of Address Pronoun Use in Italian
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Parkinson, Amber; Hajek, John – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
Although the Italian system of address pronouns is relatively complex, scant attention is paid to the issue in L2 manuals designed for English-speaking learners of Italian. After showing that Italian L2 manuals are not necessarily accurate in the limited detail they provide, we examine specifically the frequent claim that so-called informal…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Italian, English
Attitudes Toward the Spread of English in Italy.
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Pulcini, Virginia – World Englishes, 1997
Chronicles attitudes toward the spread of English usage in Italy during the twentieth century, focusing on the Americanization of Italian society. Finds two radically different reactions to the penetration of American culture: hostility and xenophobia during the first half of the century, and accommodation and acceptance after World War II. Also…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Education, English, English (Second Language)