Diglossia and Power: Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 311017653X ISBN 13: 9783110176537

Casa editrice: Mouton De Gruyter, 2003

Riassunto

This book is about the struggle for social power in the interethnic context of the Austrian part of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire. It explores how the struggle for power is reflected in attempts to control language use at different levels of discursive interaction, and how, in a context of intricate and multiple language contact, language became a prominent site for interethnic controversies and conflict. The book shows how, in the wake of ongoing democratization, in particular in 1848-1849 and after 1860, the non-German speaking nationalities of the Empire attempted to redefine their status by demanding recognition of their languages and cultures while German-dominated state nationalism tried to reestablish its endangered hegemony by granting linguistic and cultural autonomy to the various ethnic groups.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Rosita Rindler Schjerve is Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Mouton De Gruyter
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 311017653X
• ISBN 13: 9783110176537
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 351
• Redattore: Rindler Schjerve Rosita
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile