Diglossia and Power: Language Policies And Practice in the 19th century Hapsburg Empire (Language, Power, and Social Process)

Schjerve: Rosita Rindle.

ISBN 10: 3110176548 / ISBN 13: 9783110176544

Published by Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diglossia and Power: Language Policies And Practice in the 19th century Hapsburg Empire (Language, Power, and Social Process)
• Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110176548
• ISBN 13: 9783110176544
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

This book is about the struggle for social power in the interethnic context of the Austrian part of the 19th 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.

About the Author

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