A Harmony of the Spirits : Translation and the Language of Community in Early Pennsylvania /

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In early Pennsylvania, translation served as a utopian tool creating harmony across linguistic, religious, and ethnic differences. This book challenges the long-standing historical myth - first promulgated by Benjamin Franklin - that language diversity posed a threat to communal coherence. It deftly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Erben, Patrick M. (Patrick Michael)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Übersetzung.
Mehrsprachigkeit
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Language and languages > Variation.
Language and languages.
Language and culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Langage et culture > États-Unis.
Variation (Linguistique)
Language and culture > United States.
Pennsylvania
United States.
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvanie > Langues.
Pennsylvanie > Histoire.
Pennsylvania > Languages.
Pennsylvania > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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