Multilingualism in the middle ages and early modern age : communication and miscommunication in the premodern world

Languages belong to the fundamentals of human existence, and many more times than we might assume people actually speak two or more languages. Studying bi- and multilingualism in the Middle Ages and beyond sheds important light on basic sociolinguistic structures determining everyday life and cultur...

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Autres auteurs: Classen, Albrecht 1956- (Éditeur intellectuel), Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: Berlin Boston : De Gruyter, [2016]
Titres liés à la collection:Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture Volume 17
Accès à la collection:Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture
Sujets:Multilingualism Languages in contact Language and culture Historical linguistics Mehrsprachigkeit Kommunikation Soziolinguistik Geschichte 500-1700
Description matérielle:VI, 402 Seiten