Le roi de langues et l’empereur. Y a-t-il eu un modèle «impérial» de gestion linguistique au bas Moyen Âge et à l’époque moderne (1100-1700/1792)?

Grévin, Benoȋt (2023) Le roi de langues et l’empereur. Y a-t-il eu un modèle «impérial» de gestion linguistique au bas Moyen Âge et à l’époque moderne (1100-1700/1792)? In: Il re e le sue lingue. Comunicazione e imperialità = Le roi et ses langues. Communication et impérialité. Imperialiter (2). BUP - Basilicata University Press, Potenza, pp. 7-30. ISBN 978-88-31309-20-2

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Abstract

This introductory essay aims at precising the limits and conditions of an inquiry on the «imperial dimension» of the linguistic politics and communication strategies of royal and princely powers across late medieval and early modern Europe, by pointing to some counterintuitive truths, and avoiding anachronistic conceptions, such as the idea of a planned linguistic program conceived to affect the entire population of a State before the contemporary area. One draws the attention to the fact that the existence of an Imperial political construction did not necessarily mean the enhancement of a unique Imperial language, and that medieval and early modern kingdoms were rarely dominated by a unique «proto-national» language. The fluidity of linguistic strategies, including the recurse to Imperial Latin, as well as other prestigious «referential» languages, and their interaction with a variety of vernacular languages, lets the door open to a vast array of inquiries concerning different case studies.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Latin, Communication strategies, Vernacular languages, Polyglossia
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2024 12:22
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2024 06:10
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/6351

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