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Watching Dutch Change: A Real Time Study of Variation and Change in Standard Dutch Pronunciation.
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Van de Velde, Hans; Van Hout, Roeland; Gerritsen, Marinel – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1997
Investigates phonological variation and change in southern and northern spoken Dutch (spoken in Northern Flanders and the Netherlands). The study examines changes in progress from 1935-93 using a combination of insight and techniques from historical linguistics and sociolinguistics. Results indicate that the southern variety remained stable while…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Change Agents, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies
Diversity and Uniformity in Six Bilingual Schools in Friesland.
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Zondag, Koen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1989
Discusses current research on six bilingual elementary schools in Friesland, focusing on students' command of Dutch and Frisian, and on school policies concerning Frisian as an instructional subject. The proportions of Frisian- and Dutch-speaking children in an area, the pedagogical and sociolinguistic climates, and the problems associated with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Classroom Environment, Code Switching (Language)