Il Writing in (Pseudo)Francese nel Centro Storico di Napoli

A notable density of (pseudo-)French graffiti tags, primarily found in Naples' historic center and Piazza Garibaldi, suggests the influence of youth, artistic, and translocal circuits rather than resident francophone communities. These tags, characterized by their hybrid or creative orthography, contribute to the urban linguistic landscape by embedding French elements visually, enriching the city's multilingualism, and fostering translocal circulation of graphic and linguistic repertoires. The study analyzed a non-systematic corpus from 2018–2025, integrating linguistic, grapho-stylistic, and spatial analyses to explore how these tags function as semiotic-material practices, offering new symbolic valences to urban spaces.

Puolato, D. (2025). IL WRITING IN (PSEUDO)FRANCESE NEL CENTRO STORICO DI NAPOLI. Italiano LinguaDue, 17(2), 1025–1057. https://doi.org/10.54103/2037-3597/30474