NI03_04 Historical Development of Dutch

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
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. Alexandra Andreasová, 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
Fri 9:10–10:45 G31
Prerequisites
intermediate level of Dutch is required
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objective of this course is to get insight in the historical development of Dutch language. First the focus is on language varieties that are considered as „predecessors“ and „relatives“. Where does (Old) Dutch finds its origins? Subsequently the diachrone development of Old Dutch into Middle Dutch and finally contemporary Dutch is studied. A lot of attention is paid to the process of standardisation. An external approach is used, i.e. social and political factors are discussed.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction + „Predecessors“ and „relatives“ of the Dutch language
  • 2. Old Dutch
  • 3. Middle Dutch
  • 4. Modern Dutch + standardisation
  • 5. Dutch in the South
  • 6. Variation in contemporary Dutch
  • 7. Dutch outside of the Low Countries
Literature
  • 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.
  • Nicoline van der Sijs, Taal als mensenwerk. Het ontstaan van het ABN, Den Haag, 2004.
  • Joop van der Horst/Kees van der Horst, Geschiedenis van het Nederlands in de twintigste eeuw. Den Haag/Antwerpen 1999.
  • Nicoline van der Sijs, Leenwoordenboek.De invloed van andere talen op het Nederlands. Den Haag/Antwerpen 1996.
  • M.C. van den Toorn (e.a., red.), Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse taal. Amsterdam 1997.
  • Cor van Bree, Historische taalkunde. Leuven 1996.
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 can also be completed outside the examination period.
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, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2014/NI03_04