Diglossia and Power : : Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire / / ed. by Rosita Rindler Schjerve.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Boaglio, Gualtiero,; Czeitschner, Susanne,; Fellerer, Jan,; Lindenbauer, Petrea,; Newerkla, Stefan Michael,; Rindler Schjerve, Rosita,; Vetter, Eva,; Wallnig, Thomas,
• HerausgeberIn: Rindler Schjerve, Rosita,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: Reprint 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP] , 9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (351 p.) :; 1 Kte.

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Historical context -- Chapter 1. Language and power in the Habsburg -- Empire: The historical context -- II. Theory and methods -- Chapter 2. Historical sociolinguistics and -- multilingualism: Theoretical and methodological issues in the -- development of a multifunctional framework -- III. Case studies -- Chapter 3. Discourse, hegemony and polyglossia in -- the judicial system of Trieste in the 19th century -- Chapter 4. Discourse and hegemony: The case of the -- Ukrainian language in Galicia under Austrian rule (1772―1914) -- Chapter 5. The seamy side of the Habsburgs’ liberal -- language policy: Intended and factual reality of language use in Plzeň’s -- educational system -- Chapter 6. Language and power in an Italian -- crownland of the Habsburg Empire: The ideological dimension of diglossia -- in Lombardy -- Chapter 7. Discursive practice in Bukovina -- textbooks: Aspects of hegemony and subordination -- Chapter 8. Hegemonic discourse in the Habsburg -- Empire: The case of education. A critical discourse analysis of two mid -- 19th century government documents -- IV. Summary -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- Backmatter