Il fermo e il mobile: uno sguardo sui dialettismi nel linguaggio giovanile italiano a cavallo dei millenni
The constant and the changeable: a glance at the dialectisms in the Italian youth language at the dawn of a millennium

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to examine both permanent and temporary features of the Italian youth language. First, we give a brief glance at the development of this language variety. Next, we try to give an overview of its language components, with a particular focus on the diatopic dimension. In the last few years linguists have noticed an increasing role of dialects in the youth language. The analysis of two dictionaries of Italian youth slang, published within 35 years, seems to confirm this tendency.

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