Reasons for the use of languages in the Renaissance Humanism. The case of German and Spanish
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Renaissance Humanism, language use, communicative, cultural and national reasons, communication, knowledge.
Abstract
Renaissance Humanism encouraged the use of classical as much as vernacular languages. However, the choice of language arose from varied sources, the main driving motives differing according to communicative, cultural and national factors. The identity of each reason can be linked with the different humanists of the Renaissance period. Each one, in line with their historical context, field, Renaissance culture and disciplinary background understood, used and assigned differing functions to language, though they fundamentally were in agreement that languages should serve as vehicles of communication and access to knowledge.Downloads
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2017-02-16
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Monreal Pérez J. L. (2017). Reasons for the use of languages in the Renaissance Humanism. The case of German and Spanish. Revista de Filología Románica, 33(2), 145-166. https://doi.org/10.5209/RFRM.55280
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