Diglossia and Power

Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire
Nachdruck 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-017653-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 351 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 690 g

Reihe: Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP]

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.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, Institutes, Academic Libraries, Students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rindler Schjerve, Rosita

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

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