Rindler Schjerve Diglossia and Power

Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire
Nachdruck 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-019720-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 357 Seiten, Gewicht: 10 g

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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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rindler Schjerve, Rosita

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Contents;5
3;Introduction;7
4;Chapter 1. Language and power in the Habsburg Empire: The historical context;21
5;Chapter 2. Historical sociolinguistics and multilingualism: Theoretical and methodological issues in the development of a multifunctional framework;41
6;Chapter 3. Discourse, hegemony and polyglossia in the judicial system of Trieste in the 19th century;75
7;Chapter 4. Discourse and hegemony: The case of the Ukrainian language in Galicia under Austrian rule (1772.1914);113
8;Chapter 5. The seamy side of the Habsburgs’ liberal language policy: Intended and factual reality of language use in Plzen ’s educational system;173
9;Chapter 6. Language and power in an Italian crownland of the Habsburg Empire: The ideological dimension of diglossia in Lombardy;205
10;Chapter 7. Discursive practice in Bukovina textbooks: Aspects of hegemony and subordination;239
11;Chapter 8. Hegemonic discourse in the Habsburg Empire: The case of education. A critical discourse analysis of two mid 19th century government documents;277
12;Chapter 9. Conclusion;317
13;Backmatter;327

Über Autor(innen)

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