Master From Italian American English to American Italian English : the twilight of a language variety MARTELLA, Lidia Abstract The purpose of this research is to acknowledge a variety spoken among the Italian American community as well as to give it its due place in the corollary of varieties in the North American continent. Moreover, as less and less people speak this variety in its original form, it is important to preserve it, at least theoretically. Last but not least, this study aims at understanding which are the linguistic phenomena that led to the evolution but also the involution of this variety. Reference MARTELLA, Lidia. From Italian American English to American Italian English : the twilight of a language variety. Master : Univ. Genève, 2021 Available at: http://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:151691 Disclaimer: layout of this document may differ from the published version. 1 / 1 Lidia Martella n. étudiant 15-303-746
[email protected] From Italian American English to American Italian English: The Twilight of a Language Variety Mémoire de Master Directrice de Mémoire : Prof. Genoveva Puskas Année académique 2020-2021 ‘Anche il primo della classe come lui qui è ridiventato analfabeta’ – Melania Mazzucco, Vita Image: ‘An immigrant family on the dock of Ellis Island after having just passed the rigid examination for entry into the country, looking hopefully at New York’s skyline while awaiting the government ferry on August, 13, 1925’ Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. Horne, Madison. Immigration at Ellis Island: Photos. 3 October 2019. Web. history.com/news/immigration-ellis-island-photos. 10.10.2020.