Invisibilising Austrian German : On the Effect of Linguistic Prescriptions and Educational Reforms on Writing Practices in 18-Century Austria.

This book provides an insight into the standardisation process of German in eighteenth-century Austria. It describes how norms prescribed by grammarians were actually implemented via a school reform carried out by educationalist Johann Ignaz Felbiger on the order of Empress Maria Theresa. Quantitati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Havinga, Anna Dorothea
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 2018.
Series:Lingua Historica Germanica Ser.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Germanic languages > History > 18th century.
Sociolinguistics > Austria > History > 18th century.
Language policy > Austria > History > 18th century.
Langues germaniques > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sociolinguistique > Autriche > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Germanic languages
Language policy
Sociolinguistics
Austria
language policy, prescriptivism, school reform, invisibilisation.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations and notes on presentation; 1. Introduction; 2. Language, Enlightenment and education in 18th-century Austria; 3. Grammarians' norm prescriptions; 4. The implementation of the language reform; 5. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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