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The Dutch Language in Britain (1550-1702)

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In The Dutch Language in Britain (1550-1702) Christopher Joby offers an account of the knowledge and use of Dutch in early modern Britain. Using extensive archive material from Britain and the Low Countries, Chris Joby demonstrates that Dutch was both written and spoken in a range of social domains including the church, work, learning, the home, diplomacy, the military and navy, and the court. Those who used the language included artisans and their families fleeing religious and economic turmoil on the continent; the Anglo-Dutch King, William III; and Englishmen such as the scientist Robert Hooke. Joby's account adds both to our knowledge of the use of Dutch in the early modern period and multilingualism in Britain at this time.

451 pages, Hardcover

First published January 20, 2015

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July 15, 2022
Joby geeft een uitgebreid overzicht van het gebruik van het Nederlands in Groot-Brittannië van 1550 tot 1702 en biedt daarmee een correctie op de veelal op Nederland, België en in mindere mate Suriname gerichte Nederlandse taalgeschiedenissen.

De keuze voor de periode, met name het einde, voelt echter soms wat arbitrair en Joby heeft soms de neiging om heel veel voorbeelden heel kort te noemen zonder er uitgebreid op in te gaan, waardoor het soms wat taai wordt om te lezen. Maar in de doelstelling om de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse taal diverser te maken slaagt het boek zeker!
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