General
- The main dialectgroups are: Hollands, Brabants, Limburgs, Saksisch, Frisian.
History
- Map of the Dutch dialect areas by Roger Thijs (new site)
- Dutch Language by Rabbel
- Development of a standard language
Bibliography
Repositories
- Digitale bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (Dutch)
- Digital Library of the Dutch Literature
- Quotation:
- "The Digital Library of Dutch Literature is a growing collection of primary and secondary information on Dutch language and literature and its historical, societal and cultural context. Researchers and others who are interested, from the Dutch-speaking areas and beyond, can get direct or controlled access to this information via the Internet. The site is an initiative by the Digital Library of Dutch Literature Foundation (Stichting dbnl), founded by the Society of Dutch Literature (Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde), with financial support from the Dutch Language Union (Nederlandse Taalunie) and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek)."
Cartography
- De Atlas voor de Nederlandse taal en literatuur (Atlas of the Dutch Language and literature) (Dutch)
- Map of the Low Countries (Dutch speaking part) and provincial maps, with the places where important Dutch authors are born or died.
- For each author a biography and sometimes typical extracts of their work.
- Example (Jules Persyn):
- Jules Persyn: short biography
- Jules Persyn: biography from "De Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs", G.J. van Bork en P.J. Verkruijsse, 1985
- Wachtbek (Birth place - not found on the provincial map, because it must be Wachtebeke)
- Broechem (Burial place)
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