A basic introduction to the Dutch language
- When
- 16-02-2022 from 19:00 to 21:00
- Where
- Campus Boekentoren, Building Blandijn (Blandijnberg 2), Aud. 3 Suzanne Lilar
- Language
- English
- Organizer
- Martine De Reu
- Contact
- Martine.DeReu@ugent.be
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.
Lecturer: Jacques Van Keymeulen, Faculty of Arts
Want to know more? Read: Roland Willemyns, Dutch. Biography of a language, 2013.