ISBN:
3110176548
,
311017653X
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (vi, 351 p)
,
ill., 1 map
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Language, power, and social process 9
Series Statement:
Language, Power and Social Process [LPSP] Ser v.9
Parallel Title:
Print version Diglossia and Power : Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire
DDC:
306.44/09436/09034
Keywords:
Language policy History 19th century
;
Sociolinguistics History 19th century
;
Diglossia (Linguistics) History 19th century
;
Diglossia (Linguistics) ; Austria ; History ; 19th century
;
Language policy ; Austria ; History ; 19th century
;
Sociolinguistics ; Austria ; History ; 19th century
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
This book is about the struggle for social power in the inter-ethnic 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 inter-ethnic 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 t
Description / Table of Contents:
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 1. Language policy and domain-specific discourse; 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 (177221914)
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 5 The seamy side of the Habsburgs' liberal language policy: Intended and factual reality of language use in Plzen?'s educational system2. Discourses of hegemony and subordination; 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
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesIndex
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-346) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Permalink
