Is Dutch a Pluricentric Language with Two Centres of Standardization? An Overview of the Differences between Netherlandic and Belgian Dutch from a Flemish Perspective

Dutch, a West-Germanic language, is spoken by approximately 23 million people worldwide. In Europe, it is the language of all of the Netherlands and the northern part of Belgium, called Flanders. It is often said that since the Dutch and the Flemish speak Dutch differently, they in fact speak two di...

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Main Author: Louw Robertus de
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Sciendo 2016-06-01
Series:Werkwinkel: Journal of Low Countries and South African Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/werk-2016-0006