Diglossia and Power : : Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire /

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

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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 o...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (351 p.) :; 1 Kte.
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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

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