Diglossia and power : language policies and practice in the 19th century Habsburg Empire / edited by Rosita Rindler Schjerve.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rindler Schjerve, Rosita.

Series:

Language, power, and social process ; 9.

Language, power, and social process ; 9

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Diglossia (Linguistics)--Austria--History--19th century.

Sociolinguistics--Austria--History--19th century.

Language policy--Austria--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2003.

Language Note:

German

Summary:

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 the

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-346) and index.

ISBN:

9786612193767

9781282193765

1282193767

9783110197204

3110197200

OCLC:

476123714