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

W.Th.M. Frijhoff (Editor), M.C.J. Kok Escalle (Editor), K Sanchez-Summerer (Editor)

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Abstract

Before the modern nation-state became a stable, widespread phenomenon throughout northern Europe, multilingualism-the use of multiple languages in one geographical areawas 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 identitybuilding in the period, and, from that, draw valuable lessons for understanding today's cosmopolitan societies.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherAmsterdam University Press
Number of pages193
ISBN (Electronic)978 90 4853 000 7
ISBN (Print)978 94 6298 061 7
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameLanguages and Culture in History

Keywords

  • Multilingualism
  • Identities

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