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Standard languages and multilingualism in European history /

This volume explores the roots of Europe's struggle with multilingualism. It argues that, over the centuries, the pursuit of linguistic homogeneity has become a central aspect of the mindset of Europeans. In its extreme form, it became manifest in the principle of 'one language, one state,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hüning, Matthias, Vogl, Ulrike, Moliner, Olivier, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Colección:Multilingualism and diversity management ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Standard Languages and Multilingualism in European History; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Standard language ideology; 3. The emergence of a standard language ideology: Towards a chronology; 4. What does standard language ideology hide?; 5. Questions raised; References; Myths we live and speak by: Ways of imagining and managing language and languages; 1. Introduction; 2. Standard language culture; 3. The vernacular; 5. Mutual intelligibility; 6. Conclusions; References; Marching forward into the past.