Language Information by Source

Lexical change and language contact: Faetar in Italy and Canada

Naomi Nagy. 2011. "Lexical Change and Language Contact: Faetar in Italy and Canada." In Journal of Sociolinguistics, 15: 366–382.

Speakers

Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context

Countries
Italy
Location Description

Faeto and Celle di St.Vito, in the southern province of Apuilia. Outpost communities where Faetar is spoken are found at least in northern Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, Canada, and the United States. Perhaps the largest of these is in the Greater TorontoArea (hereafter Toronto), where some community members estimate there are >2,000 people from, or with ancestors from, Celle
and Faeto.

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
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