Language choice in Enlightenment Europe: education, sociability, and governance

This multinational collection of essays challenges the traditional image of a monolingual Ancient Regime in Enlightenment Europe, both East and West. Its archival research explores the important role played by selective language use in social life and in the educational provisions in the early const...

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Other Authors: Ržeuckij, Vladislav Stanislavovič 1970- (Editor), Frijhoff, Willem 1942-2004 (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2018
Series:Languages and culture in history
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048535507
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048535507
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048535507
Summary:This multinational collection of essays challenges the traditional image of a monolingual Ancient Regime in Enlightenment Europe, both East and West. Its archival research explores the important role played by selective language use in social life and in the educational provisions in the early constitution of modern society. A broad range of case studies show how language was viewed and used symbolically by social groups "ranging from the nobility to the peasantry" to develop, express, and mark their identities
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (232 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048535507
DOI:10.1017/9789048535507