{"product_id":"9781118277430","title":"Living Memory The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLiving Memory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJillian R. Cavanaugh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLiving Memory\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the complex question of language and its place at the heart of Bergamasco culture in northern Italy.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e• Integrates extensive participant observation with sociolinguistic data collection\u003cbr\u003e • Reveals the political and social dynamics of a national language (Italian) and a local dialect (Bergamasco) struggling for survival\u003cbr\u003e • Introduces the original concept of the “social aesthetics of language”: the interweaving of culturally-shaped and emotionally felt dimensions of language-choice\u003cbr\u003e • Written to be accessible to students and specialists alike\u003cbr\u003e • Part of the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/eu.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/Section\/id-410785.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJillian R. Cavanaugh\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brooklyn College CUNY. She has published in a range of journals, including \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Communication, Ethnos\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Linguistic Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118277430\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e270\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380593750156,"sku":"9781118277430","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118277430_4e15eda1-a647-4979-80f0-1e5e151310a1.jpg?v=1780105818","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118277430","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}