La lingua della canzone italiana

The volume offers a descrption of the main linguistic aspects of the Italian popular song. In the first chapter a brief reconstruction of the history of Italian popular song is showed. The second chapter focuses on the relations between tradition and innovation in the Italian popular song. In particular, authors underline the role of intertextuality in the development of the Italian popular song. The third chapter is devoted to investigate the synchronnic variability (both spatial and social) within the Italian popular song. The final chapter shows the role of the Italian dialects in the historical development of the Italian popular song