Friulian language : identity, migration, culture, The

Table of contents; list of illustrations; acknowledgments; introduction; part i; chapter one; chapter two; part ii; chapter three; chapter four; chapter five; part iii; chapter six; chapter seven; chapter eight; part iv; chapter nine; chapter ten; list of contributors; index.
Are minor languages the lifeblood of cherished local identities or just passports with restricted validity, serving no purpose in today's transnational, global world? Italy's north-eastern region of Friuli is a case in point: in this area, around half a million people speak Friulian, a Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance family, which is attested to in written texts since 1150 and acquired official minority language status in 1999. Geographically and politically off-centre, Friuli remained ...