Multilingual Practices in Language History
Gebundenes Buch

Multilingual Practices in Language History

English and Beyond

Herausgegeben: Pahta, Päivi; Skaffari, Janne; Wright, Laura
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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 multip...