Lecture 'A basic introduction to the Dutch language'
- For whom
- Employees , Private individuals , Students
- When
- 15-02-2023 from 19:00 to 21:00
- Where
- Auditorium 3 Suzanne Lilar, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent
- Language
- English
- Organizer
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Contact
- Martine.DeReu@UGent.be
- Website
- https://www.ugent.be/lw/lcs/en/news-events/events/dutchlanguage
Presentation of the history of the Dutch language by Jacques Van Keymeulen.
In the course of the evening, the history of the Dutch language is presented under different angles: the Germanic roots, Latin influence, the history of the linguistic border, the first texts in Dutch, the separation of the Low Countries and the birth of a standard language.
The lecture also deals with the Flemish movement, the struggle against French, and the search for a Flemish linguistic identity.