This paper presents first results of a large inquiry upon young people language in Tuscany and Liguria, and the relational database that stores lexical entries retrieved from questionnaires distributed in many High Schools of these Regions. Each entry has been examinated from a lexical, morphological, sociolinguistic and geographical pont of view. Lexical entries can be divided according to the informants' sex, age or metalinguistic knowledge. In addition to that, many linguistic queries can be operated in order to study their relations with standard language, dialects, slang and innovations. First results of the research focus on dialectal persistence, gender differentiation and the measurement of the young people's creativeness in different experential areas.
The language of young people in Italy: a database for lexical analysis
FRANCESCHINI, FABRIZIO;
2006-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents first results of a large inquiry upon young people language in Tuscany and Liguria, and the relational database that stores lexical entries retrieved from questionnaires distributed in many High Schools of these Regions. Each entry has been examinated from a lexical, morphological, sociolinguistic and geographical pont of view. Lexical entries can be divided according to the informants' sex, age or metalinguistic knowledge. In addition to that, many linguistic queries can be operated in order to study their relations with standard language, dialects, slang and innovations. First results of the research focus on dialectal persistence, gender differentiation and the measurement of the young people's creativeness in different experential areas.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
