Questions tagged [dutch]
For question concerning the Dutch language, a Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname.
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Inchoative aspect and movement verbs
I'm relatively new to the topic of grammaticalization and I'm investigating the grammaticalization of motion verbs, e.g. the movement verb gaan ('to go') can have an inchoative function in Dutch (Ze ...
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How do you attest that two modal particles in different languages are of similar semantic attributes?
especially fellow English-Dutch speakers.
I am wondering as to how we can attest that two modal particles in different languages share similar semantic attributes. Is there any metrics/theories to ...
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Similarity between Norwegian and Danish compared to other languages?
I had one question about a very interesting map showing the lexical distances between different languages of Europe (https://alternativetransport.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/34/). I am studying the ...
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Proximity of Dutch and German explained by the history of language
It seems to me that Dutch is closer to German in its pronunciation than in its writing. It is a bit approximative to say so, and that's rather a personal impression, shared by some German native ...
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Did Dutch ever have a G like in Garden sound?
In Modern Dutch I do not see or hear any hard G sound. Garden would be pronounced like Harden.. how did that happen?
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How similar are Low German and Dutch?
In Duisburg and Düsseldorf I have heard people talking a mixture of German and Dutch which really confused me! Can anyone please explain how similar to Dutch this so called Low German language is?
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Where to download phonetic word list for Dutch/ Nederlandse fonetische woordenlijst downloaden
I cannot find phonetic word lists / dictionaries online for Dutch.
Please provide me with a url.
What do you use?
What is available?
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Is there a difference between Belgian Dutch (i.e. Flemish) and Vlaams?
I'm trying to determine the appropriate (BCP 47) language tag for Flemish as spoken in Belgium. It seems that Flemish is Dutch as spoken in Belgium (i.e. nl-BE), but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Syntax of Ik ben het beu
I am puzzled by the Dutch "Ik ben het beu" phrase.
The main question: what is the syntactic structure of it?
Is this indeed a direct object with a copula?
Or is it an ellipsis of a larger, more ...
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DP acting as AdvP?
Is it possible for a DP like "three times" to act as an AdvP ("He read the book three times.")? How would such a constituency tree look like? How does the DP modify the verb? Conversely, would the ...
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Why is the English name for Bruges the same as the French despite that it's a Flemish city?
My question is about the name of Bruges, Belgium. In Flemish, Bruges is called "Brugge", and in French, it's called "Bruges". Despite the city being part of the Flemish-speaking region of Belgium, we ...
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How intelligible are German and Dutch to each other?
I'm asking this because I stumbled upon what I believe is a Dutch copy of The Brothers Grimm at a used book store. I initially thought it was archaic German and looked over it to see if I could make ...
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Are the set of Dutch tussenvoegsels finite?
I'm wondering if there is a finite set of tussenvoegsels. If so can someone please point me to the list? For example in the name Alice van Herk, the tussenvoegsel van. Wikipedia lists common ...
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"uitsluitend", logic of its double meaning [closed]
First question here.
I found the word "uitsluitend" in Dutch language, and I was explained that it has two meanings, one is the present participle of uitsluiten (~excluding), and the other ...
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possible etymologies and cognates for Dutch 'mooi'?
The Dutch word 'mooi' (beautiful) doesn't seem to have a clear etymology nor any cognates. Does anyone have theories or ideas for possible origins or cognates?
It seems to have caused Dutch 'schoon' ...
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