The popularization of the internet, mainly among the youngest users, has developed the netspeak, a new kind of writing which is common in websites with oral motivations, such as chats and online... Show moreThe popularization of the internet, mainly among the youngest users, has developed the netspeak, a new kind of writing which is common in websites with oral motivations, such as chats and online communities. Netspeak has many characteristics, and one of these is the attempt to reproduce phenomena based on speaking. This paper aims to analyze the netspeak data collected in Orkut communities and to compare it to phenomena found in the formation of romance and creole languages. The comparative analysis allows us to conclude that the variation phenomena found in the writing of Brazilian young internet users, in contexts with oral motivation, follow well known linguistic patterns, which seems to show that netspeak is not a cause of degradation of the Portuguese language, as some say, but it is only one more context of variation and language change. Show less
Abstract: Special treatment of the remains of children is a well-known feature in Central Italy from the Neolithic onwards. Here I will focus on the evidence for the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age... Show moreAbstract: Special treatment of the remains of children is a well-known feature in Central Italy from the Neolithic onwards. Here I will focus on the evidence for the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in two adjacent Central Italian regions (Abruzzo and Lazio). It will be argued that mortuary practice involving neonates, infants and children was connected with domestic symbolism, showing the enhanced cultural significance of infant/child burials. Investing child burials with domestic symbolism, burying communities singled out fundamental values in the social reproduction of households and local communities in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age of Central Italy. Key words: Central Italy, prehistory, child burials Show less
