Author : Gerald Newton
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 11,31 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
This is a specially commissioned collection focusing on Luxembourg and its national language, Lëtzebuergesch. The contributors look at patterns of linguistic communication involving French, German, and English as well as Lëtzebuergesch in a nation which is both at the heart of the European Union and a very private and close-knit small-scale community. The book contains the first extended description of Lëtzebuergesch in English.
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9004181768
The grand duchy of Luxembourg was created after the Napoleonic Wars, but at the time there was no 'nation' that identified with the emergent state. This book analyses how politicians, scholars and artists have initiated and contributed to nation-building processes in Luxembourg since the nineteenth century, processes that as this book argues are still ongoing. The focus rests on three types of representations of nationhood: a shared past, a common homeland and a national language. History was written so as to justify the country's political independence. Territorial borders shifted meaning, constantly repositioning the national community. The local dialect initially considered German variant was gradually transformed into the 'national language', Luxembourgish.
Author : Andrew Reid
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2005-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1467009830
Luxembourg is one of Europe's smallest states, yet it is rich in history and boasts a glorious past of emperors, knights, castles and faith. In modern times it hasendured foreign occupation and partition before becoming a modern state in the nineteenth century. Despite this, Luxembourg enjoys influence way beyond its size. This book tells the story of Luxembourg from ancient times, through the crusader period and centuries of foreign domination, to the growth of the modern, prosperous Luxembourg of today.
Author : Ulrich Ammon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1351654896
The Position of the German Language in the World focuses on the global position of German and the factors which work towards sustaining its use and utility for international communication. From the perspective of the global language constellation, the detailed data analysis of this substantial research project depicts German as an example of a second-rank language. The book also provides a model for analysis and description of international languages other than English. It offers a framework for strengthening the position of languages such as Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish and others and for countering exaggerated claims about the global monopoly position of English. This comprehensive handbook of the state of the German language in the world was originally published in 2015 by Walter de Gruyter in German and has been critically acclaimed. Suitable for scholars and researchers of the German language, the handbook shows in detail how intricately and thoroughly German and other second-rank languages are tied up with a great number of societies and how these statistics support or weaken the languages’ functions and maintenance.
Author : John C. Rigdon
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 2017-08-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781975643263
This phrasebook features terms and sample sentences in English, French, and Luxembourgish.Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language spoken by about 500,000 people in Luxembourg, France, Belgium, and Germany. There are also a few Luxembourgish speakers in the USA. It has a lot in common with German and Dutch, and has also borrowed some words from French.More than 350,000 people commute to work in Luxembourg every day - mostly from France, Belgium and Germany - making a mix of languages, including English, a necessity in navigating local life.Luxembourgish is used in pre-school education in Luxembourg. Primary education is in German and senior education is in French. Many people also learn another language, such as English or Dutch. Local radio stations broadcast a few hours of Luxembourgish each week.Debates in the Luxembourg parliament are carried out mainly in Luxembourgish, though some deputies prefer to use French. Laws are drafted in French, but people are free to use French, German or Luxembourgish when dealing with administrative and judicial matters.This phrasebook is extracted from our Words R Us system, a derivative of WordNet. English Wordnet, originally created by Princeton University is a lexical database for the English language. It groups words in English into sets of synonyms called synsets, provides brief definitions and usage examples, and records a series of relationships between these sets of synonyms. WordNet can be viewed as both a combination of dictionary and thesaurus.This phrasebook will be indispensable for any international company doing business in areas where Luxembourgish is spoken. We also publish a companion volume with definitions of the terms in English. Check our website for availability.For pronunciation and definitions of the words in this book, see our website athttp://www.wordsrus.info
Author : Samuel Ash
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2016-06-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781534645387
Luxembourg is in North Western Europe. One of the world's smallest countries, it is bordered by Belgium on the west and north, France on the south, and Germany on the northeast and east. Luxembourg has come under the control of many states and ruling houses in its long history, but it has been a separate, if not always autonomous, political unit since the 10th century. The ancient Saxon name of its capital city, Lucilinburhuc ("Little Fortress"), symbolized its strategic position as "the Gibraltar of the north," astride a major military route linking Germanic and Frankish territories. Luxembourg is a point of contact between the Germanic- and Romance-language communities of Europe, and three languages are regularly employed in the grand duchy itself: Luxembourgish, German, and French. The peoples of Luxembourg and their languages reflect the grand duchy's common interests and close historical relations with its neighbours. In the 20th century Luxembourg became a founding member of several international economic organizations. Perhaps most importantly, the grand duchy was an original member of the Benelux Economic Union (1944), which linked its economic life with that of the Netherlands and of Belgium and would subsequently form the core of the European Economic Community (EEC; ultimately succeeded by the European Union). The book on, Luxembourg history titled "History of Luxembourg
Author : Anne Faber
Publisher :
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 13,71 MB
Release : 2016-10-13
Category :
ISBN : 9789995936327
Author : Jul Christophory
Publisher : Oxford, England : Clio Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 14,75 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the smallest member of the European Union, is a sovereign state tucked away between Belgium, France and Germany. Formerly a formidable fortress it has over the centuries been successively assailed and occupied by Burgundian, Spanish, French, Austrian and Prussian troops. Luxembourg has become one of the thriving financial and telecommunications centres of Western Europe, thanks both to its geographical position and its highly qualified, multilingual work-force.
Author : Pit Péporté
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 2010-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9004188819
The grand duchy of Luxembourg was created after the Napoleonic Wars, but at the time there was no 'nation' that identified with the emergent state. This book analyses how politicians, scholars and artists have initiated and contributed to nation-building processes in Luxembourg since the nineteenth century, processes that – as this book argues – are still ongoing. The focus rests on three types of representations of nationhood: a shared past, a common homeland and a national language. History was written so as to justify the country's political independence. Territorial borders shifted meaning, constantly repositioning the national community. The local dialect – initially considered German variant – was gradually transformed into the 'national language', Luxembourgish.
Author : Joel S. Fetzer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,86 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739128268
Luxembourg as an Immigration Success Story: The Grand Duchy in Pan-European Perspective, by Joel S. Fetzer, examines the relatively successful immigration and integration policies of Luxembourg, a country with one of the highest percentages of foreign-born residents in the world. Fetzer compares the Grand Duchy's immigration experience to that of the other members of the European Union. The work concludes that Luxembourg's success depends on a strong economy, low economic inequality, culturally similar immigrants, low segregation, and a pro-immigration elite consensus.
