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Home » Cultural Survival Quarterly » 25.2 (Summer 2001) Endangered Languages, Endangered Lives

On the Brink: Griko; A Language of Resistance and Celebration

 

Italy, a land of distinctive culture, is also full of linguistic diversity. The language officially spoken today is a convention of the 19(th) century Accademia della Crusca, which emerged after the wars of unification (Risorgimento) (circa 1848-1861). At that time, the intent was to forge an Italian people by forcing them to speak one standard language. This effort was only partially successful. Today within Italy's borders one can find pockets of minority languages like Sardinian, Albanian, and Friulan.
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