In this magisterial study, Peter Burke explores the social and
cultural history of the languages spoken or written in Europe between
the invention of printing and the French Revolution, arguing that,
from a linguistic point of view, 1450 to 1789 should be regarded as a
distinct period. One major theme of the book is the relation between
languages and communities (regions, churches, occupations and genders
as well as nations) and the place of language as a way of identifying
others as well as a symbol of one's own identity. A second, linked
theme is that of competition: between Latin and the vernaculars,
between different vernaculars, dominant and subordinate, and finally
between different varieties of the same vernacular, such as standard
languages and dialects. Written by one of Europe's leading cultural
historians, this book restores the history of the many languages of
Europe in a large variety of contexts.
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9780511227189
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2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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