The Languages And Linguistics Of Europe —— A Comprehensive Guide

----- 欧洲语言及语言学 - 综合指南

ISBN: 9783110220254 出版年：2011 页码：933 Kortmann, Bernd van der Auwera, Johan De Gruyter Mouton

The Languages and Linguistics of Europe: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The book supplies profiles of the language families of Europe, including the sign languages. It also discusses the the areal typology, paying attention to the Standard Average European, Balkan, Baltic and Mediterranean convergence areas. Separate chapters deal with the old and new minority languages and with non-standard varieties. A major focus is language politics and policies, including discussions of the special status of English, the relation between language and the church, language and the school, and standardization. The history of European linguistics is another focus as is the history of multilingual European ′;empires′ and their dissolution.