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Invisible Languages in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, New edition)
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Invisible Languages in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Historical Sociolinguistics, 2
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The great linguistic diversity of spoken languages contrasts
greatly with the much smaller number of languages used in written
discourse. Many linguistic varieties - in particular, regional and
minority languages - are not deemed suitable for writing because
they do not possess the necessary lexical wealth or grammatical
complexity. Such prejudices are commonplace amongst non-linguists
and they have their origin in the sociolinguistic history of their
speaker communities. This book focuses on the nineteenth century as
the time when language became an important part of the cultural
identity of speakers, communities and nations. It comprises
fourteen chapters on a variety of languages and countries and seeks
to explore why and how certain linguistic varieties were excluded
from written discourse - in other words, why they remain invisible
to contemporary readers and modern historians. The case studies in
this book illustrate the factors involved in the invisibilisation
of languages in the nineteenth century; the metalinguistic debates
about the suppression or promotion of regional, minority and
non-standard languages; and the ways in which a careful study of
informal writing can visibilise the linguistic diversity of spoken
languages.
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