The New Speakers of Lombard

Autor/in	Coluzzi, Paolo
Titel	The New Speakers of Lombard
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 38 (2019) 2, S.187-211 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2018-0017
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Romance Languages; Second Language Learning; Metalinguistics; Language Usage; Language Proficiency; Self Concept; Political Attitudes; Native Speakers; Sociolinguistics; Geographic Regions; Language Planning; Language Maintenance; Profiles; Questionnaires; Comparative Analysis; Ethnic Groups; Language Attitudes; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; Romanische Sprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Selbstkonzept; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Muttersprachler; Soziolinguistik; Sprachwechsel; Sprachpflege; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Fragebogen; Ethnie; Sprachverhalten; Italien
Abstract	Lombard is one of the 12-15 non-recognized regional languages spoken in Italy. This article focuses on the new speakers of Lombard, i. e. people who have learned or are learning Lombard as a second language. Through an open questionnaire the author has probed into various aspects concerning these new speakers' competence and learning trajectories, situations and opportunities for using the language, motivations, aims, commitment, metalinguistic awareness and the difficulties encountered in acquiring the language. Issues of authenticity, legitimacy and especially of identity and political allegiances have also been looked at. After a brief outline of the Lombard language and the research on new speakers that has been carried out so far, the article presents the methodology employed, followed by an analysis of the answers provided, which show that new speakers are very different from native speakers in sociolinguistic terms. A discussion of the results and some conclusions close the article. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01