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The Dialects of Italy
Author(s): Dr Martin Maiden (Editor), Martin Maiden (Editor), Mair Parry (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 27 Feb. 1997
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 490 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415111048
- ISBN-13: 9780415111041
Book Description
This book makes accessible the major structural features of the dialects of Italy and emphasises the importance of a detailed understanding of the dialects for issues in general linguistic theory. Selected contents include: * Phonology * Morphology * Syntax * Lexis * The Dialect Areas * Sociolinguistics of Dialects Contributors: Paola Benica; Gaetano Berruto; Guglielmo Cinque; Michela Cennamo; Patrizia Cordin; Thamas Cravens; Marie-Jose Dalbera Stefanaggi; Franco Fanciullo; Werner Forner; Luciano Giannelli; John Hajek; Hermann Haller; Robert Hastings; Michael Jones; Michele Loporcaro; Martin Maiden; Marco Mazzoleni; Zarko Miljacic; Mair Parry; Cecilia Poletto; Lorenzo Renzi; Lori Repetti; Giovanni Ruffino; Giampaolo Salvi; Glauco Sanga; Leonardo Savoia; Alberto Sobrero; Rosanna Sornicola; Tullio Telmon; John Trumper; Edward Tuttle; Alberto Valvaro; Laura Vanelli; Ugo Vignuzzi; Nigel Vincent; Irene Vogel.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘… such a well thought out and carefully executed collection, which does more than just fill a gap in the literature in English: it occupies a first-rank place among the best reference works on Italian dialectology in any language.’ – Giulio Lepschy
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Dr Martin Maiden, Martin Maiden, Mair Parry
