A Standard Language Is a Dialect With an Army
Have you ever heard of “suburban Flemish” and “Polderdutch”? Editor-in-chief Luc Devoldere about the tension between dying dialects, weird "in-between-languages" and overpowering standard languages.
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6 ResultsGezellig! The Legacy of Dutch Around the Globe
Discover the fascinating history and impact of the Dutch language all around the world.
How the World Views Dutch and Dutch Speakers
If you’re not Dutch, you’re not much. Does that vision correspond with how other people view the inhabitants of the Low Countries and their language? Or is the picture more nuanced?
In the Low Countries, Do People Speak Dutch, Flemish, or Hollandic?
Linguist Fieke Van der Gucht attempts to disentangle the issue.
The Top 5 Language Stories of the Year
Our best language stories of 2021, handpicked by the editor.
Thriving in Babel: Plea for a Multilingual Europe
Luc Devoldere states that we have no choice in Europe, but to become as multilingual as possible.
