ANNI DI PIOMBO ET SECONDA REPUBLICA. LES USAGES LINGUISTIQUES DANS LE QUOTIDIEN CORRIERE DELLA SERA: UNE ANALYSE DIACHRONIQUE
ANNI DI PIOMBO ET SECONDA REPUBLICA. LINGUISTIC USAGE IN THE CORRIERE DELLA SERA DAILY PAPER: A DIACHRONIC ANALYSIS

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of my article is to analyse the language utilized by the media as a representation of the evolution of the rapports existing between social and linguistic changes. Starting from two articles from 1978 and 1996 I would like to reveal the linguistic characteristics of each period. The linguistic material described has hybrid features being situated between institutional political discourse and ordinary discourse practices. Thus, the printed media are the privileged place used to identify lexical habits concerning politics. The main conclusions of this analysis are connected to the dynamics of linguistic modifications. During the 1970’s, one could notice the correspondence between political stability and linguistic stagnation while during the 1990’s, language (mainly political vocabulary) proved to be unstable and innovative. In this way, these lexical changes are the logical product of a restructuring phase of the partisan offer.

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