Download or read book Metalinguistic Perspectives on Germanic Languages written by Gijsbert Rutten and published by Historical Sociolinguistics. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what ways has language been central to constructing, challenging and reconfiguring social and political boundaries? This volume focuses on how language functions as a marker of identity, drawing on case studies across Europe.