Here are some articles (from Italian newspapers) describing my visits to Borgomanero to study Borgomanerese. The articles are a good illustration of the importance local people attach to their dialect (be warned -- some of the info reported about me in these articles is not correct)
     
    ARTICLE 1:   " Da New York e' giunta in citta' una ricercatrice americana per una tesi sul 'nostu' "
    (July 9, 1994)

    ARTICLE 2:   " Dagli USA per studiare il 'burbanellu' "
    (January 4, 1995)

    ARTICLE 3:   " E' tornata Christina Tortora, studiosa del 'nostu pacalij' "
    (April 8, 1995)

    ARTICLE 4:   " E' tornata in citta Christina Tortora, studiosa del nostro dialetto "
    (July 20, 1996)

    ARTICLE 5:   " Dagli USA e' tornata Christina Tortora, ricercatrice dialettale "
    (July 19, 1997)

    ARTICLE 6:   " L Burbanellu ha toccato la vetta delle venti edizioni consecutive "
    (December 13, 1997)