Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction viii
4. Acknowledgements xii
5. Part 1. Everyday Language: Evolution and Variation
6. Chapter 1. Language Planning and Language Change 1
7. Chapter 2. Linguistic Diversity 21
8. Chapter 3. Standard and Non-Standard Variations 40
9. Chapter 4. Language in Education 63
10. Chapter 5. New Conventions 75
11. Part 2. Special Languages: Tradition and Innovations
12. Chapter 6. The Language of Bureaucracy 91
13. Chapter 7. The Language of Politicians 106
14. Chapter 8. The Language of Newspapers 130
15. Chapter 9. The Language of Advertising 160
16. Chapter 10. The Language of Young People 188
17. Part 3. Language Contacts: Origin and Status
18. Chapter 11. Italian and English in Italy 205
19. Chapter 12. Italian in English-Speaking Countries 224
20. Chapter 13. Italian in Multilingual Europe 244
21. Conclusions 263
22. References 269
23. Index 281