During the last two centuries, ethnolinguistic nationalism has been
the norm of nation building and state building in Central Europe.
The number of recognized Slavic languages (in line with the
normative political formula of language = nation = state) gradually
tallied with the number of the Slavic nation-states, especially
after the breakups of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and
Yugoslavia. But in the current age of borderless cyberspace,
regional and minority Slavic languages are freely standardized and
used, even when state authorities disapprove. As a result, since
the turn of the 19th century, the number of Slavic languages has
varied widely, from a single Slavic language to as many as 40.
Through the story of Slavic languages, this timely book illustrates
that decisions on what counts as a language are neither permanent
nor stable, arguing that the politics of language is the politics
in Central Europe. The monograph will prove to be an essential
resource for scholars of linguistics and politics in Central
Europe.
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