Standard languages and multilingualism in European history / edited by Matthias Hüning, Ulrike Vogl, Olivier Moliner.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Standard Languages and Multilingualism in European History; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Standard language ideology; 3. The emergence of a standard language ideology: Towards a chronology; 4. What does standard language ideology hide?; 5. Questions raised; References; Myths we live and speak by: Ways of imagining and managing language and languages; 1. Introduction; 2. Standard language culture; 3. The vernacular; 5. Mutual intelligibility; 6. Conclusions; References; Marching forward into the past.

This volume explores the roots of Europe's struggle with multilingualism. It argues that, over the centuries, the pursuit of linguistic homogeneity has become a central aspect of the mindset of Europeans. In its extreme form, it became manifest in the principle of 'one language, one state, one people'. Consequently, multilingualism came to be viewed as an undesirable aberration. The authors of this volume approach the relationship between standard languages and multilingualism from a historical, cross-European perspective. They provide a comprehensive overview of the emergence of a standard la.

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