NI03_04 Historical Development of Dutch

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Cor van Bree (lecturer), Mgr. Alexandra Andreasová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 G12
Prerequisites
intermediate level of Dutch is required (B1+)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
In this course the historical development of Dutch from an "external" point of view is examined. The different stages of Dutch are discussed. Special attention is given to the process of standardization of Dutch. We also discuss the geographical, social and situational variation within Dutch.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The ancestors of Dutch
  • 3. From Old Dutch via Middle Dutch to New Dutch
  • 4. The development of the Dutch standard language
  • 5. The development of the language border and language legislation in Belgium
  • 6. Differences between Dutch Dutch and Belgian Dutch and the phenomenon "tussentaal"
  • 7. Language variation and identity in the Netherlands
  • 8. Dialects in the Netherlands and Flanders
  • 9. Dutch outside of the Low Countries and Dutch ethnolects
  • 10. The future of Dutch
Literature
  • Mathilde Jansen, Nicoline van der Sijs, Fieke Van der Gucht & Johan De Caluwe, Atlas van de Nederlandse taal. Editie Nederland. Tielt, 2017.
  • Fieke Van der Gucht Johan De Caluwe, Mathilde Jansen en Nicoline van der Sijs, Atlas van de Nederlandse taal. Editie Vlaanderen. Tielt, 2017.
  • Guy Janssens en Ann Marynissen, Het Nederlands vroeger en nu, Leuven/Voorburg, 2005
  • De Vries/Willemyns/Burger, Het verhaal van een taal. Negen eeuwen Nederlands. Prometheus Amsterdam 1995.
  • WILLEMYS, Roland. Het verhaal van het Vlaams : de geschiedenis van het Nederlands in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden. Edited by Wim Daniëls. Antwerpen: Standaard Uitgeverij, 2003, 399 s. ISBN 9071206432. info
  • Gert De Sutter (red.), De vele gezichten van het Nederlands in Vlaanderen. Een inleiding tot de variatietaalkunde. Leuven / Den Haag, 2017.
  • CALUWE, Johan De e.a. (red.), Taalvariatie en taalbeleid. Bijdragen aan het taalbeleid in Nederland en Vlaanderen. Antwerpen/Apeldoorn, 2002. ISBN 904411302X
  • Joop van der Horst/Kees van der Horst, Geschiedenis van het Nederlands in de twintigste eeuw. Den Haag/Antwerpen 1999.
  • M.C. van den Toorn (e.a., red.), Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse taal. Amsterdam 1997.
  • ABSILLIS, Kevin, Jürgen JASPERS a Sarah VAN HOOF (red.), De manke usurpator. Over Verkavelingsvlaams. Gent : Academia Press, 2012. 431 s. ISBN 9789038220055.
  • Nicoline van der Sijs, Taal als mensenwerk. Het ontstaan van het ABN, Den Haag, 2004.
  • Cor van Bree, Historische taalkunde. Leuven 1996.
  • Nicoline van der Sijs, Leenwoordenboek.De invloed van andere talen op het Nederlands. Den Haag/Antwerpen 1996.
  • Standard languages and multilingualism in European history. Edited by Matthias Hüning - Ulrike Vogl - Olivier Moliner. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2012, ix, 339. ISBN 9789027273918. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lecture and seminar (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered learning activities (discussions about chapters of books and articles).
Assessment methods
Classes: two hours a week Evaluation: - presence (max. 2 absences) - reading and regular assignments - a written credit test at the end of the semester
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2025.
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