Norms and practices of polylingual behaviour: a sociolinguistic model

This paper discusses the notion of language in relation to the notion of a language. We argue that the concept of languages as neatly separated, countable units is an ideological construction. This ideological construction served the European nation states well during the Romantic period and later,...

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Main Authors: Jens Normann Jørgensen, Somogy Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2011-12-01
Series:Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri
Online Access:https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/article/view/15326