| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Brill's studies in intellectual history,
0920-8607 ;
305
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| Note |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 2018. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: fascinating multilingualism -- The multilingual low countries -- Trending topics in European language reflection -- French schools -- Calvinist churches -- Printing houses -- Chambers of rhetoric -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
"In The Golden Mean of Languages, Alisa van de Haar sheds new light on the debates regarding the form and status of the vernacular in the early modern Low Countries, where both Dutch and French were local tongues. The fascination with the history, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary of Dutch and French has been studied mainly from monolingual perspectives tracing the development towards modern Dutch or French. Van de Haar shows that the discussions on these languages were rooted in multilingual environments, in particular in French schools, Calvinist churches, printing houses, and chambers of rhetoric. The proposals that were formulated there to forge Dutch and French into useful forms were not directed solely at uniformization but were much more diverse"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Multilingualism -- Netherlands -- History -- 16th century.
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Languages in contact -- Netherlands -- Historyy16th century.
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Dutch language -- History -- 16th century.
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French language -- Netherlands -- History -- 16th century.
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Dutch language |
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French language |
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Multilingualism |
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Netherlands |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1599 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Haar, Alisa van de. Golden mean of languages. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019 9789004355217 (DLC) 2019023649 |
| ISBN |
9004408592 |
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9789004408593 (electronic bk.) |
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9789004355217 (hardback) |
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