FLEMISH LANGUAGE

member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Generally regarded as the Belgian variant of Dutch (see Dutch language) rather than as a separate tongue, Flemish is spoken by approximately 5.5 million people in Belgium, where it is one of the official languages, and by a few thousand persons in France. So closely are Flemish and Dutch related that the difference between them has been compared to the difference between American and British English; however, some scholars hold that they have diverged sufficiently since the 16th cent. to be described as separate languages.

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books on: Flemish Language  - 6013 results

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Drawings of the Masters: Flemish & Dutch Drawings from the 15th to the 18th Century
Book by Colin T. Eisler; Shorewood Publishers, 1963
Subjects: Drawing, Dutch, Drawing, Flemish
...than Rubens, devoted to a language of speedy, sinewy elegance...landscape studies that Dutch and Flemish art unquestionably made its...Little Masters" of the Dutch and Flemish schools staked out small artistic...fireworks Plate 98 . Dutch and Flemish artists were innovators in...
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The Masters of Past Time: Dutch and Flemish Painting from Van Eyck to Rembrandt
Book by Eugene Fromentin; Phaidon, 1948
Subjects: Painting, Dutch--History, Painting, Flemish--History
...of the Gallery that is least Flemish, two portraits by Tintoretto...listening of course to the language spoken so well by these two...on that Classical ground a Flemish Academy, which turned out some...of fine art and culture, and Flemish students flocked to it. These...
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Language Ideological Debates
Book by Jan Blommaert; Mouton de Gruyter, 1999
Subjects: Language And Languages--Political Aspects, Sociolinguistics
...Stroud 343 Flemish nationalism in the...discontinuity in language ideological debates...Meeuwis, treats Flemish na- tionalism...discontinuity in language ideological debates...nationalism on local languages and cultures in the Belgian Congo. Flemish nationalism strongly...
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Let's Do Our Best for the Ancient Tongue: The Welsh Language in the Twentieth Century
Book by Geraint H. Jenkins, Mari A. Williams; University of Wales Press, 2000
Subjects: Wales--Civilization, Welsh Language--20th Century, Welsh Language--History, Welsh Language--Social Aspects
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE General Editor: Geraint H. Jenkins A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE Other volumes already published in the series: The Welsh Language before the Industrial Revolution, edited by Geraint H. Jenkins...
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The History of the English Language
Book by Oliver Farrar Emerson; Macmillan, 1894
Subjects: English Language--History
...together with German, Dutch, Flemish, and the Scandinavian languages. Its oldest representative...Low Franconian, now Dutch, Flemish, and Low Franconian. The...divisions of the Teutonic language may be represented by the following...
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journal articles on: Flemish Language  - 348 results

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Flemish versus Netherlandish: A Discourse of Nationalism
Journal article by Lisa Deam; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, 1998
Subjects: Art, Belgian--Political aspects, Art, Flemish--Political aspects, Art, Renaissance--Political aspects, Nationalism and art--Evaluation
...for legal rights of the Dutch language? The Flemish movement attained a victory...of Eyckian art not in the Flemish language, but primarily in its rival...659. 40 Gubin, 334-39. The "Flemish" language in Belgium was not officially...
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The Perspective Plan in the Sixteenth Century: the Invention of a Representational Language
Journal article by Lucia Nuti; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 76, 1994
Subjects: Art, Culture, Language, Politics, Renaissance period
...established as a personal technique of drawing by the Flemish draftsman Anthon van den Wyngaerde.(32) He...These features might also describe contemporary Flemish landscape painting. It was in "the Flemish style" that Pinturicchio made frescoes of the...
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Manipulating L2 Learners' Online Dictionary Use and Its Effect on L2 Word Retention
Journal article by Elke Peters; Language, Learning & Technology, Vol. 11, 2007
Subjects: Electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias--Usage, Electronic reference books--Usage, Flemings--Education, German language--Study and teaching
...retention afterwards amongst Flemish learners of German: a Vocabulary...promising possibilities for both language learning and research into language acquisition. Students can read...1) learners need to notice language features in order to acquire...
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Small Is Sometimes Beautiful: Studying 'Minor' Languages at University with Particular Reference to Belarus
Journal article by Arnold Mcmillin; The Modern Language Review, Vol. 101, 2006
Subjects: Language and languages--Study and teaching, Language instruction--Forecasts and trends, Universities and colleges--Belarus, Universities and colleges--Curricula, Universities and colleges--United Kingdom
...people who would benefit from and enjoy working in fields like, for example, Flemish literature, Croatian history, or even, and of this I have no doubt, Belarusian language and literature. It is both typical and admirable that the MHRA committee...
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Persistent Nonviolent Conflict with No Reconciliation: The Flemish and Walloons in Belgium
Journal article by Robert Mnookin, Alain Verbeke; Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 72, 2009
Subjects: Ethnic relations--Political aspects, Federalism--Laws, regulations and rules, Flemings--Laws, regulations and rules, Marriage law--Evaluation, Reconciliation--Political aspects, Walloons--Laws, regulations and rules
...32) D. The Evolution of Language Policy: The Flemish Movement Needless to say...of Francophones to provide Flemish language rights for those Flemish living...elections, all three mainstream Flemish-language parties had indicated they...
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magazine articles on: Flemish Language  - 108 results

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The Spirit of Cotonou: Finally, Some Helpful Advice to the French on How to Enhance the Role of Their Language in the World
Magazine article by Cullen Murphy; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 279, January 1997
Subjects: English language in foreign countries--Analysis, English language--Analysis, French language--International aspects
...satellite. Latins future is secure. But what about the future of Flemish, Irish, or Inuit, not to mention Navajo or Topoiyo? The question...examples in Howard Rheingolds They Have a Word For It, exotic languages harbor valuable conceptual resources, much the way exotic flora...
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Should English Be the Law? Language Is Tearing Apart Countries around the World, and the Proponents of "Official English" May Be Ready to Add America to the List
Magazine article by Robert D. King; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 279, April 1997
Subjects: Language and languages, Politics
...Estonia) were intimately bound up with fears for the loss of their respective languages and cultures in a sea of Russianness. In Belgium the war between French and Flemish threatens an already weakly fused country. The present atmosphere of Belgium...
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Spirit of Cotonou: ... Advice to the French on How to Enhance Thr Role of Their Language in the World
Magazine article by Cullen Murphy; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 279, January 1997
Subjects: French language
...satellite. Latins future is secure. But what about the future of Flemish, Irish, or Inuit, not to mention Navajo or Topoiyo? The question...examples in Howard Rheingolds They Have a Word For It, exotic languages harbor valuable conceptual resources, much the way exotic flora...
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No Flemish, No Rights
Magazine article by Denis Macshane; New Statesman, Vol. 132, January 6, 2003
Subjects: Preachers of Hate: the Rise of the Far Right (Book)
...through the extremes of the post-communist upheavals in Russia, was quite flummoxed by the fanatical zeal of the Flemish-language purists as he tried to settle the little Roxburghs into a local school and get advice on when the binmen would call...
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Jose Gurvich: Filling Every Space: Through Constant Experimentation and a Reawakened Jewish Identity, This Uruguayan Artist Created a Distinctive Visual Language with Universal Impact
Magazine article by Caleb Bach; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 54, July 2002
Subjects: Artists--Biography, Gurvich, Martin--Biography, Jews--Art, Uruguay--Art
...eggshell, a motif frequently employed by the Flemish master. This oil on canvas represented...rules to develop a highly energized visual language all his own. In place of the spare, ordered...scenes that continued to acknowledge the Flemish tradition but with added airborne touches...
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newspaper articles on: Flemish Language  - 74 results

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Stick out Your Tongue and Ask for Treatment in Your Own Language; HEALTH NHS Staff Are Working to Increase the Use of Welsh in the Health Service. but Can the NHS Learn Anything from Other Countries Which Have Embraced Bilingualism? Health Editor Madeleine Brindley Spoke to Canadian and Belgian Experts about Their Experiences of Dual-Language Healthcare Systems
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 26, 2008
...Brussels was a Flemish city but now more...was the second language. "We have to address...in their own language - French or Flemish - but the problem...are spoken to in Flemish." And the winners...the annual Welsh language in healthcare...
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It's All Been Double Dutch as Language Demand Grows
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 28, 2005
...well as its close cousin, Flemish. With vacancies for Dutch...to a steady demand for the language in previous months, it seems...vacancies for three Dutch and two Flemish speakers. "Our clients looking for these languages include a major call centre...
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Brussels-Based Couple Look for Welsh Speaker Who Knows How to Mind Their Language; Expat in Search for Au Pair Fluent in Home Tongue
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), March 29, 2008
...How to Mind Their Language; Expat in Search...course in Spanishor Flemishand the chance to spend...Esperanto, German and Flemish, Mr ab Iago, 39...speak all the other languages anyway, its not...Belgiums official languages are split roughly...north-south divide, with Flemish or Dutch spoken...
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Letter: Language Memories
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 21, 2007
Letter: Language Memories. Sir - May I reply to VH Vokinss letter (July 18), in which...did he know then that the French establishment in Belgium treated the Flemish speakers in the same way that he was being treated by the English Establishment...
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Watch Your Language
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 28, 2007
...Asia) 171 Lithuanian 160 Swahili/Kiswahili (Africa) 164 Sign Language 135 Malay/Bahasa (Malaysia) 130 Slovak 128 Dutch 126 Latvian...Edo/Bini (Africa) Estonian Ewe (Ghana) Faroese Fijian Finnish Flemish Gaelic (Irish) Georgian Greek Gujerati (India) Hausa (Nigeria...
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encyclopedia articles on: Flemish Language  - 9 results

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Flemish Language
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FLEMISH LANGUAGE member of the...Dutch (see Dutch language ) rather than as a separate tongue, Flemish is spoken by approximately...one of the official languages, and by a few thousand...France. So closely are Flemish and Dutch related...
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Dutch and Flemish Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DUTCH AND FLEMISH LITERATURE...the standard language of the Low Countries...referring to the language spoken by the...Netherlands, and Flemish when referring...that Dutch and Flemish are dialects of a single language. Flourishing...
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Dutch Language
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Netherlands, where it is the national language, and by about 300,000 people in...written Dutch evolved from the Flemish dialect spoken in the culturally...dominant after the 16th cent. (see Flemish language ). Also, written Dutch is relatively...
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Dialect
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Schleswig and to Styria, but with Flemish and Styrian dialects mutually unintelligible...by a large group of speakers of a language, it often acquires prestige, which...to the development of a standard language. Some countries have an official...
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Belgium
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...especially in the areas of language and religion. A rebellion broke...ethnic communities (French, Flemish Dutch speakers, and German...which was composed of the Flemish and Walloon Socialist parties...Christian Social party, and the Flemish Volksunie party. In 1992 a...
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