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

This book is about the struggle for social power in the inter-ethnic 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rindler Schjerve, Rosita
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2003.
Colección:Language, Power and Social Process LPSP.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is about the struggle for social power in the inter-ethnic 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 inter-ethnic 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 t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages)
Bibliografía:ReferencesIndex
ISBN:9783110197204
3110197200
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9781282193765
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