Diglossia and Power: Language Policies and Practice in the 19th Century Habsburg Empire
Rosita Rindler Schjerve
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 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. |
Contents
Introduction
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1 |
I Historical context
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12 |
The historical context
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15 |
II Theory and methods
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32 |
Theoretical and methodological issues in the development of a multifunctional framework
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35 |
III Case studies 1 Language policy and domainspecific discourse
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67 |
Chapter 3 Discourse hegemony and polyglossia in the judicial system of Trieste in the 19th century
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69 |
The case of the Ukrainian language in Galicia under Austrian rule 177221914
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107 |
2 Discourses of hegemony and subordination
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197 |
The ideological dimension of diglossia in Lombardy
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199 |
Aspects of hegemony and subordination
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232 |
The case of education A critical discourse analysis of two mid 19th century government documents
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271 |
IV Summary
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309 |
Chapter 9 Conclusion
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311 |
References
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320 |
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