Dialect diversity in the former Zuiderzee area.
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2024-01-16
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The former Southern Sea (Zuiderzee) area forms the old heart of the Netherlands and is surrounded by three major dialect areas: Hollandic, Frisian, and Saxon. Historical dialectological research, notably by Kloeke, has demonstrated complicated linguistic similarities between places bordering the Southern Sea, including a former island, Urk, a rather well-known location in the Dutch context. In this thesis, the central question is how the dialects around the Zuiderzee area are linguistically related. This thesis explores two competing hypotheses: 1) The neighbouring mainland dialect areas determine the dialect area a dialect belongs to; 2) The dialect group a dialect belongs to is determined by contact over water.
The GTPR (Goeman-Taeldeman-Van Reenen-project) database available through Gabmap is used. The patterns found reveal the three major dialect areas surrounding the Southern Sea, including patterns pointing out the special role of contact over water and the impact of migration.
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