Linguistic Practices and Identity Constructions in Cosa Nostra
Journal title PARADIGMI
Author/s Salvatore Di Piazza
Publishing Year 2011 Issue 2011/2
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 169-181 File size 98 KB
DOI 10.3280/PARA2011-002011
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the role of linguistic praxis in Cosa Nostra. In particular, the main focus is on the relation between identity processes and the use of language. This leads to such questions as the following: How do linguistic choices contribute to shaping one’s sense of belonging to the Cosa Nostra group? And, symmetrically, how do those choices contribute to the construction of a reference identity model?
Keywords: Cosa nostra, Identity, Language, Mafia, Linguistic representation, Recognition
Salvatore Di Piazza, Pratiche linguistiche e costruzioni identitarie in <i>Cosa Nostra</i> in "PARADIGMI" 2/2011, pp 169-181, DOI: 10.3280/PARA2011-002011