Minority Language Planning and Micronationalism in Italy

The Cases of Lombardy and Friuli

Bibliographic Data

ID11183293
AuthorsPaolo Coluzzi (0000-0003-4571-267X, University of Bristol, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume27
Issue6
Pages457-471
Publication date2006-11-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-4632 • E-ISSN: 1747-7557
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2167/jmmd451.1
OpenAlexW2065834149
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited9

After an introduction to the Italian linguistic situation, highlighting the remarkable number of language varieties present in Italy today, the paper goes on to review briefly the history of micronationalism in Italy, and to propose a classification of language planning based on the distinction between macro- and micronationalism. There follows a brief outline of the language planning strategies carried out in two areas of Northern Italy, one where a recognised minority language is spoken (Friuli) and the other where a language variety is spoken which is not recognised by the Italian State (Western Lombardy). The paper closes with an analysis of the role that the local micronationalist groups have had on language policy and how this seems to be affected by the level of local autonomy, and discusses how the political orientation of micronationalist groups appears to shape their commitment to the promotion of local languages in these two Italian cases

Autonomy · Geography · Language planning · Language policy · Linguistics · Macro · Minority language · Multilingualism · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · History · Law · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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