Publishing Nations: Technology Acquisition and Language Standardization for European Ethnic Groups

• Published in: The Journal of Economic History Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 1007 - 1047
• Main Author: Sasaki, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.12.2017; Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Subjects: Access to information; Adoption of innovations; Centuries; Colloquial language; Culture; Dictionaries; Economic development; Economic growth; Economic models; Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; European cultural groups; Historic preservation; History; Hypotheses; Language; Language acquisition; Language instruction; Language standardization; Literacy; Minority & ethnic groups; Nationalism; Political power; Printing; Printing machinery; Publishing; Standardization; Technology; Europe

This article examines the causes and variation of language standardization across European ethnic groups from a historical perspective. Although language has long garnered interest in the study of ethnicity and nationalism, how language becomes standardized has yet to be offered. In this article, I...