Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Historical context -- Chapter 1. Language and power in the Habsburg -- Empire: The historical context -- II. Theory and methods -- Chapter 2. Historical sociolinguistics and -- multilingualism: Theoretical and methodological issues in the -- development of a multifunctional framework -- III. Case studies -- Chapter 3. Discourse, hegemony and polyglossia in -- the judicial system of Trieste in the 19th century -- Chapter 4. Discourse and hegemony: The case of the -- Ukrainian language in Galicia under Austrian rule (1772-1914) -- Chapter 5. The seamy side of the Habsburgs' liberal -- language policy: Intended and factual reality of language use in Plzeň's -- educational system -- Chapter 6. Language and power in an Italian -- crownland of the Habsburg Empire: The ideological dimension of diglossia -- in Lombardy -- Chapter 7. Discursive practice in Bukovina -- textbooks: Aspects of hegemony and subordination -- Chapter 8. Hegemonic discourse in the Habsburg -- Empire: The case of education. A critical discourse analysis of two mid -- 19th century government documents -- IV. Summary -- Chapter 9. Conclusion -- Backmatter