| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 911 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) |
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The world of linguistics ; v. 1 |
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World of linguistics ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- I. Typology of European languages -- 1 The Baltic languages -- 2 The Celtic languages -- 3 The Germanic languages -- 4 The Romance languages -- 5 Slavonic languages -- 6 The Caucasian languages -- 7 The Turkic languages of Europe -- 8 The Uralic languages -- 9 Albanian -- 10 Basque -- 11 Greek -- 12 Maltese -- 13 Romani -- 14 European signed languages -- towards a typological snapshot -- II. Areal typology and language contact -- II. 1. Areal typology -- 15 Standard Average European -- 16 Balkan Sprachbund features -- 17 The Circum-Baltic languages -- 18 Mediterranean languages -- II. 2. Language contact -- 19 Language contact in the North of Europe -- 20 Language contact in the East and Northeast of Europe -- 21 Language contact in Southwestern Europe -- 22 Language contact in South-Eastern Europe -- 23 Language contact of minority languages in Central and Southern Europe: a comparative approach -- II. 3. Minority languages -- 24 The old minority languages of Europe -- 25 The immigrant minority languages of Europe -- II. 4. Non-standard varieties -- 26 Dialect vs. standard: a typology of scenarios in Europe -- 27 Border effects in European dialect continua: dialect divergence and convergence -- 28 Non-standard varieties in the areal typology of Europe -- III. Language politics and language policies in Europe -- 29 Minorities, language politics and language planning in Europe -- 30 Language policies at the Germanic-Romance language border: the case of Belgium, Luxembourg and Lorraine -- 31 Feminist language politics in Europe -- 32 English as a threat to other European languages and European multilingualism? -- 33 English in intranational public discourse -- 34 Language in political institutions of multilingual states and the European Union -- 35 Language and the church: European perspectives -- 36 Language and the school: European perspectives -- IV. History of European languages -- 37 The prehistory of European languages -- 38 The impact of migrations on the linguistic landscape of Europe -- 39 The Renaissance and its impact on the languages of Europe -- 40 Multilingual states and empires in the history of Europe: the Habsburg Monarchy -- 41 Multilingual states and empires in the history of Europe: the Ottoman Empire -- 42 Multilingual states and empires in the history of Europe: Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union -- 43 Multilingual states and empires in the history of Europe: Yugoslavia -- 44 Language and nation building in Europe -- V. Research traditions in Europe -- 45 Research traditions up to and including the 18th century -- 46 19th century linguistics: practice and theory -- 47 European Structuralism -- 48 European functionalism -- 49 Generative grammar in Europe: some historical impressions -- Index of languages and varieties -- Index of names -- Index of subjects |
| Summary |
"The Languages and Linguistics of Europe: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The book supplies profiles of the language families of Europe, including the sign languages. It also discusses the the areal typology, paying attention to the Standard Average European, Balkan, Baltic and Mediterranean convergence areas. Separate chapters deal with the old and new minority languages and with non-standard varieties. A major focus is language politics and policies, including discussions of the special status of English, the relation between language and the church, language and the school, and standardization. The history of European linguistics is another focus as is the history of multilingual European 'empires' and their dissolution. The volume is especially geared towards a graduate and advanced undergraduatereadership. It has been designed such that it can be used, as a whole or in parts, as a textbook, the first of its kind, for graduate programmes with a focus on the linguistic (and linguistics) landscape of Europe"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Linguistics -- Europe
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Multilingualism -- Europe
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Language and culture -- Europe
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
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Language and culture
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Language and languages
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Linguistics
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Multilingualism
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Languages.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045732
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kortmann, Bernd, 1960-
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Auwera, Johan van der.
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| ISBN |
9783110220261 |
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3110220261 |
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9781283398657 |
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1283398656 |
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