Introduction to the German Language Islands in Italy: A Historical and Legal Overview
Date : 2018
Journal title : Acta Humana
Journal volume : 6
Journal issue number : Special edition
Pages : 31-37
Abstract :
The goal of this paper is to give a historical and legal overview of the Germanspeaking communities in Italy. To do so, I will divide the paper in four
sections: first, I will introduce the topic itself; in the second section, I will
describe the historical background of each community; in the third section,
I will analyse the legal framework of the protection of these communities,
investigating on the Italian and regional legislations. Finally, in the conclusion
I will answer to the following question: Is the culture and the idiom of the
German communities living in the language islands, properly protected by
the national and regional legislations?