examine the role of language in the national struggle of Europe
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Role of Language in Europe: a. Language was a great unifying factor. The French revolutionaries discouraged regional dialects and encouraged the use of French language as the common language of the nation. b. The use of English language contributed to the creation of United Kingdom. c. In Poland, the use of vernacular language helped in dissemination of nationalist messages to people. d. Use of Polish language by clerics in church and religious gatherings came to be seen as a symbol of struggle ainst the Russian domination. e. The Grimm brothers of Germany published a dictionary of German language to oppose French domination and to create a German identity.
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Languages played an important role in developing the nationalist sentiments.
(i) When Russia occupied Poland, the Polish language was banned, and it was replaced by the Russian language.
(ii) Many members of the clergy in Poland began to use language as a weapon of national resistance.
(iii) The use of Polish came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against the Russian dominance.
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