Growth and decline of the Dutch Standard language across the state borders

The development of the use of the Dutch lang is traced from the thirteenth century. Causes & developments of regional dialects based on five regional centers as outgrowths of the original High & Low German langs are explored, as is the development of standardization of High German in norther...

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Published in:International journal of the sociology of language 1988, Vol.1988 (73), p.9-28
Main Author: VAN DER PLANK, P. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dialects
Germanic Languages
Language Shift
Linguistics
Middle Ages
Sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics
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Summary:The development of the use of the Dutch lang is traced from the thirteenth century. Causes & developments of regional dialects based on five regional centers as outgrowths of the original High & Low German langs are explored, as is the development of standardization of High German in northern Germany & the emergence in the late sixteenth century of the langs of the Netherlands & Westphalia. The political, religious, & cultural conditions that led to differences between these langs & the regions affected are outlined in detail for four areas: East Friesland, Bentheim, Lingen, & the Lower Rhine region. It is concluded that the spread of the Dutch standard lang across the borders of the Netherlands had to depend upon the political, economic, & religious influence of the United Republic of the Netherlands in those regions that did not participate linguistically in this development. 3 Maps, 23 References. D. Eiler
ISSN:0165-2516
1613-3668
DOI:10.1515/ijsl.1988.73.9