Newspapers may have played a key role in the development of Standard Dutch
June 16, 2026
June 16, 2026
NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, June 16 -- Radboud University posted the following news:
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Newspapers may have played a key role in the development of Standard Dutch
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For decades, children were taught in schools that the 1637 Statenvertaling translation of the Bible had standardised the Dutch language. Previous research has shown that this is not true. Historical linguist Machteld de Vos, who will be awarded her PhD at Radboud University on 23 . . .
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Newspapers may have played a key role in the development of Standard Dutch
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For decades, children were taught in schools that the 1637 Statenvertaling translation of the Bible had standardised the Dutch language. Previous research has shown that this is not true. Historical linguist Machteld de Vos, who will be awarded her PhD at Radboud University on 23 . . .