Living Memory: The Social Aesthetics of Language in a Northern Italian Town

Preface viii

Constructing Transcripts: Orthographic Conventions and Transcription Processes xiii

1. Introduction 1

2. Bergamasco in Use: The Feel of Everyday Speaking 27

3. Gendering Language 64

4. Bergamasco on Stage: Poetry and Theater 83

5. Modern Campanilismo: The Value of Place 120

6. Bergamo, Italy, Europe: Speaking Contextualized 156

7. Conclusion 189

Notes 206

References 216