A vitalidade do talian em Riqueza/SC: uma análise a partir das dimensões da dialetologia pluridimensional e dos parâmetros da Unesco

Abstract

This dissertation, entitled "The vitality of Talian in Riqueza/SC: an analysis from the perspectives of Pluridimensional Dialectology and UNESCO parameters," addresses linguistic vitality in the realm of conceptions and linguistic perceptions of speakers of the immigrant language in contact with Portuguese. The research takes place in bi/multilengual contexts in the locality belonging to the state of Santa Catarina: Riqueza. The first settlers arrived in 1930. The vast majority of settlers migrated from the former colonies of Rio Grande do Sul, gauchos descendants of Italian immigrants. This research becomes relevant, since it deals with varieties of immigration in contact, an indispensable study for the preservation of the language and the future development of language policies. The study is based on the Multidimensional and Relational Dialectology (Thun, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010), which includes, in different dimensions, the variational space. Data collection and the choice of informants fits on a model developed by Thun (1996). Thus, this research considers the following dimensions: diazonal (inside the Italian Cultural group and in the local comunity), diagenerational (GI [from 18 to 36 years old] and GII [55 years old or more]), diasexual (male and female), diastratic (Ca [with complete or incomplete graduation ] and Cb [no schooling until high school]) and dialingual (talian in contact with Portuguese-Rio Grande do Sul). The survey is part of the Atlas of Languages in Contact on the Border – West of Santa Catarina (ALCF-OC) project. The results indicate that the vitality of Talian in Riqueza is low, mainly due to social factors. Specifically, these factors are related to the diminished prestige of a minority language, the lack of intergenerational transmission of the mother tongue, and the isolation of the informants, among other aspects. Preserving the language means preserving history, culture, and knowledge, and this encourages the presence of minority languages in various domains of use, as well as ensuring their transmission to younger generations. Encouraging language education and valuing cultural activities are essential in motivating future generations to become bearers of this invaluable knowledge and custodians of the cultural heritage of minority languages.