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As a preparation for the analysis offered in the book, the basic concepts employed in it are presented and defined. First of all, the difference between language (Sprache) and ‘a language’ (Einzelsprache), before the dichotomy of ‘a language’ and dialect is explained. A discussion of the currently accepted models of the emergence of standard languages and ethnolinguistic nations closes the chapter.
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Kamusella, T. (2015). Preliminaries. In: Creating Languages in Central Europe During the Last Millennium. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137507846_2
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