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Literary Bilingualism of Slovenian Authors in Italy
MIRAN KOŠUTA
Where, among whom, when, and to what extent is the phenomenon of
literary bilingualism present in Slovenian literature in Italy today? Is it
merely an isolated, personal artistic choice made by writers with specific
linguistic and multicultural competences, or is it a more general literary
reflection of growing national assimilation among Slovenians in Italy?
What generates and nourishes this literary “code switching”: issues of
identity, culture, education, commerce, or reception? Is literary bilingualism
totally balanced among Slovenian poets and novelists from Friuli
Venezia Giulia that mainly or occasionally write in Italian? Moreover,
where should their writing be located: as part of Italian literature, of
Slovenian literature, or within the hybrid literature of the Adriatic
frontier? These and similar questions are investigated by this presentation
through a typological definition of Slovenian authors from the
Trieste, Gorizia, and Udine areas that write in Italian and an analytical
examination of the growing literary bilingualism among Slovenians in
Italy.
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