Visibilità e vitalità delle lingue. Un’analisi linguistica del greko di Calabria attraverso la lente del Linguistic Landscape

This paper analyzes the Linguistic Landscape of Bova Superiore, a small village in southern Calabria where Italo-Greek (Greko) is still spoken. Place-naming practices are considered communicative acts, and the linguistic signs inserted in the public space highlight the richness of the linguistic her...

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Published inQuaderni di linguistica e studi orientali Vol. 10; pp. 137 - 160
Main Author Micali, Irene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Firenze University Press 02.10.2024
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Italo-Greek
Linguistic Landscape
Minority languages
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ISSN2421-7220
2421-7220
DOI10.36253/qulso-2421-7220-16577

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Summary:This paper analyzes the Linguistic Landscape of Bova Superiore, a small village in southern Calabria where Italo-Greek (Greko) is still spoken. Place-naming practices are considered communicative acts, and the linguistic signs inserted in the public space highlight the richness of the linguistic heritage of communities and contribute to the symbolic construction of collective identities. Through a mapping of the contact between the languages that characterize the Linguistic Landscape of Bova Superiore, the present study aims to fill a knowledge gap by stimulating a reflection on the degree of visibility and vitality of Greko.
ISSN:2421-7220
2421-7220
DOI:10.36253/qulso-2421-7220-16577