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This is very interesting, thank you. Also, what do they 'recognize' exactly: a Sicilian dialect influenced by English or some sort of 'supra-dialect' - i.e. a blend of all the different Italian dialects that are spoken in the area. I think the subject would be worth a separate research project!

Well, that could be an idea...

Hi! Glad to know there's so many people interested in Italian music. If we go just one generation behind, then there's Fabrizio De Andrè (you may have heard at least some of his songs already), Lucio Battisti and Roberto Vecchioni. The music is very catchy and the lyrics... well that's really ...

Hello everybody
sorry I lost track of some of my posts. Caroline, I've written to Stuart today and he said he'd be willing to help (thank you).
I've been stuck for a while at the data-collecting stage but now some respondents are starting to come forward. I'll keep you posted with the results of ...

Thanks a lot. I've posted an ad to the Scotsitalian website and there's where I've got my 3 respondents. I'll check out the ohter 2. Thanks!
Katia

Not yet, but I will now!
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Katia

Thanks for the encouragement and for the reference. I'll give it a look.
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Katia

Hello!

I'm a student at the University of Edinburgh. I'm doing a research project on Italian language maintenance among the Scotsitalian community and on its role in shaping the identity of successive generations of Italian immigrants.
If you're a Scotsitalian (no matter if you speak Italian or not ...

Hello!

I'm a student at the University of Edinburgh. I'm doing a research project on Italian language maintenance among the Scotsitalian community and on its role in shaping the identity of successive generations of Italian immigrants.
If you're a Scotsitalian (no matter if you speak Italian or not ...