Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1 myths of multilingualism
7. 1 Babel in Girart de Roussillon 17
8. 2 Tongues of Fire in Guilhem de la Barra 35
9. 3 Acquiring the (M)other Tongue in Avignon and Toulouse 55
10. Part 2 Language politics
11. 4 Translation Scandals 77
12. 5 Languages and Borders in Three Novas 99
13. 6 Monolingualism and Endogamy: French Examples 119
14. Part 3 The Monolangue
15. 7 The Multilingual Paris and Vienne 141
16. 8 Pierre de Provence et La Belle Maguelonne 159
17. 9 Travels in the Monolangue 177
18. Notes 195
19. Bibliography 213
20. Index 231