NI03_55 Historical Development of Dutch

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A.
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
Prerequisites
intermediate level of Dutch is required
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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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.
Learning outcomes
The students know the historical development of Dutch and they know the process of standardization of Dutch
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 in the World
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.
  • ABSILLIS, Kevin, Jürgen JASPERS a Sarah VAN HOOF (red.), De manke usurpator. Over Verkavelingsvlaams. Gent : Academia Press, 2012. 431 s. ISBN 9789038220055.
  • CALUWE, Johan De e.a. (red.), Taalvariatie en taalbeleid. Bijdragen aan het taalbeleid in Nederland en Vlaanderen. Antwerpen/Apeldoorn, 2002. ISBN 904411302X
  • Standard languages and multilingualism in European history. Edited by Matthias Hüning - Ulrike Vogl - Olivier Moliner. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2012, ix, 339. ISBN 9789027273918. info
  • 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
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
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
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