Dutch. A linguistic history of Holland and Belgium

(1983)–Bruce Donaldson– Auteursrechtelijk beschermd

Inhoudsopgave Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Symbols Section 1 The Present 1 What is Dutch? 2 Dialects and Standard Dutch 3 The linguistic situation in Belgium 4 Spelling 5 The sounds of Dutch (phonology) 6 The grammar of Dutch (morphology) 7 Word Order 8 Vocabulary and word formation Section 2 The Past A. External history of the language 9 The effect of the Great Migrations on the Netherlands 10 Sources of written Dutch prior to 1100 11 The Middle Dutch Period: 1100-1500 12 The sixteenth century - a period of transition 13 The seventeenth century - the birth of ABN 14 The eighteenth century - a period of stagnation 15 The nineteenth century - birth of the modern age Section 2 The Past B. Historical grammar 16 Dutch as a Germanic language 17 Historical phonology 18 Historical morphology Glossary Bibliography Index List of maps, charts and illustrations