Multilingual Practices in Language History

Language: English

Published by De Gruyter, US, 2017

1501513818 / 9781501513817

Series: Book 15 of 17 - Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]

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Texts of the past were often not monolingual but were produced by and for people with bi- or multilingual repertoires; the communicative practices witnessed in them therefore reflect ongoing and earlier language contact situations. However, textbooks and earlier research tend to display a monolingual bias. This collected volume on multilingual practices in historical materials, including code-switching, highlights the importance of a multilingual approach. The authors explore multilingualism in hitherto neglected genres, periods and areas, introduce new methods of locating and analysing multiple languages in various sources, and review terminology, theories and tools. The studies also revisit some of the issues already introduced in previous research, such as Latin interacting with European vernaculars and the complex relationship between code-switching and lexical borrowing. Collectively, the contributors show that multilingual practices share many of the same features regardless of time and place, and that one way or the other, all historical texts are multilingual. This book takes the next step in historical multilingualism studies by establishing the relevance of the multilingual approach to understanding language history.

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Title
Multilingual Practices in Language History
Author
Paivi Pahta
Publisher
De Gruyter, US
Publication year
2017
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New
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
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1501513818
ISBN 13
9781501513817
Item weight
666 grams
Series
Book 15 of 17: Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]

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