This volume explores the roots of Europes struggle with multilingualism. It argues that, over the centuries, the pursuit of linguistic homogeneity has become a central aspect of the mindset of Europeans. In its extreme form, it became manifest in the prin
1. Preface, pvii-x; 2. Multilingualism in a standard language culture (by Vogl, Ulrike), p1-42; 3. I. Theoretical considerations and historical background; 4. Myths we live and speak by: Ways of imagining and managing language and languages (by Davies, Wi