Anglicisms in Ladin

Loanwords and Local Perceptions

Dados Bibliográficos

ID9817150
AutoresSilvia Erardi (Universität Innsbruck, autor correspondente), Ronald L Gardner (Universitat Jaume I), Sara Comploi (University of Trento)
Ano2022
Volume56
Fascículo2
Páginas272-306
Data de publicação2022-08-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoForum Italicum A Journal of Italian Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0014-5858 • E-ISSN: 2168-989X
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00145858221107342
OpenAlexW4282561159
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas32

Italy counts approximately 12 minority groups within its territory. Among these are the Ladins located in the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano. This thesis is the first known sociolinguistic research on English loanword usage in Ladin publications and broadcasts, and individual perceptions of their use. Its findings were acquired from a survey of one Italian Ladin community’s perception of the use of Anglicisms. Combined, we find that many of the English loanwords being borrowed by Ladins are associated with technology, tourism, and business. Moreover, we find that while Ladins are critical of the use of loanwords, they do not perceive English as a threat to the preservation of the Ladin language. In addition, we find our sample is divided over whether new Ladin lexicon should be created to limit borrowing

Lexicon · Linguistics · Loanword · Perception · Sample (material · Tourism · History · Linguistic research and analysis · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology