The language of tourism is considered as one of the many specialized languages, which is characterized mainly by a specific lexicon. Within the many touristic attractiveness, food and wine are representing a specific marketing sector for the companies, and also for new professional profiles like the so-called influencers. Through the analysis of websites and Instagram posts this paper highlights the importance of the customization of messages in talking about food and wine for touristic purposes. Furthermore, it confirms how the language of tourism should be considered as a peculiar and highly variable specialized language.

The language of food and wine tourism on the web / C. Meluzzi, S. Balsamo. - In: ONLINE JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES. - ISSN 1986-3497. - 11:2(2021 Apr), pp. e202104.1-e202104.11. [10.30935/ojcmt/10821]

The language of food and wine tourism on the web

C. Meluzzi
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2021

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The language of tourism is considered as one of the many specialized languages, which is characterized mainly by a specific lexicon. Within the many touristic attractiveness, food and wine are representing a specific marketing sector for the companies, and also for new professional profiles like the so-called influencers. Through the analysis of websites and Instagram posts this paper highlights the importance of the customization of messages in talking about food and wine for touristic purposes. Furthermore, it confirms how the language of tourism should be considered as a peculiar and highly variable specialized language.
Food and wine tourism; Italian; Language of tourism; Language variation
Settore L-LIN/01 - Glottologia e Linguistica
apr-2021
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