Multilingualism, Nationhood, and Cultural Identity: Northern Europe, 16th-19th Centuries

Before the modern nation-state became a stable, widespread phenomenon throughout northern Europe, multilingualism-the use of multiple languages in one geographical area-was common throughout the region. This book brings together historians and linguists, who apply their respective analytic tools to...

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Other Authors: Frijhoff, Willem 1942-2004 (Editor), Kok-Escalle, Marie-Christine 1948- (Editor), Sanchez-Summerer, Karène 1975- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2017]
Series:Languages and culture in history
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Summary:Before the modern nation-state became a stable, widespread phenomenon throughout northern Europe, multilingualism-the use of multiple languages in one geographical area-was common throughout the region. This book brings together historians and linguists, who apply their respective analytic tools to offer an interdisciplinary interpretation of the functions of multilingualism in identity-building in the period, and, from that, draw valuable lessons for understanding today's cosmopolitan societies
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Physical Description:1 online resource 4 halftones
ISBN:9789048530007

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