%0 Journal Article
%T Performing Griko beyond ¡®death¡¯
%J -
%D 2016
%R DOI Code: 10.1285/i22804250v5i1p137
%X This article examines the ways in which Griko, a ¡®dying¡¯ language of Greek origins, may ¡®live¡¯ despite its limited use as a medium of daily communication and the death of its speakers. It argues that, while its use as a vehicle to convey information has progessively faded out, its performative and artistic use has increased, rendering Griko a cultural and social resource. This shift in the language ideology of the locals would have not occurred without the legacy of a variety of local actors and activists, which keeps allowing for Griko to be a performative post-linguistic vernacular, despite the death of its very speakers
%K Griko
%K language ideologies
%K language practices
%K performative post-linguistic vernacular
%U http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/palaver/article/view/15778