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Dutch Dialects
1) South-Hollands 2) Kennemerlands 3) WaterlandsWaterlndisch 4) Zaans 5) West-Fries- North-Hollands 6) Utrechts-Alblasserwaards 7) Zeeuws 8) Westhoeks 9) West-Vlaams and Zeeuws-Vlaams 10) Dialect of the area between West- and East-Vlaams 11) East-Vlaams 12) Dialect of the area between East-Vlaams and Brabants 13) Zuid-Gelders 14) North-Brabants and North-Limburgs 15) Brabants 16) Dialect of the area between Brabants and Limburgs 17) Limburgs 18) Veluws 19) Gelders-Overijssels 20) Twents-Graafschaps 21) Twents 22) Stellingswerfs 23) South-Drents 24) Middle-Drents 25) Kollumerlands 26) Gronings and Noord-Drents 27) Fries 28) Bildts, Stads-Fries, Midlands, Amelands
Dialect Key
Bibliography http://www.ned.univie.ac.at/publicaties/taalgeschiedenis/en/dial.htm http://www.ned.univie.ac.at/publicaties/taalgeschiedenis/en/dialkarte.htm http://www.xs4all.nl/~wjsn/tekst/dutchdialects.htm http://www.ned.univie.ac.at/publicaties/taalgeschiedenis/en/standardsprache.htm http://www.alberta-canada.com/. ../netherlands.cfm
Holland; or The Netherlands, has many types of different dialects, which affect the unity of this country and the way people live. The different dialects cause dutch people to have a difficulty understanding people from a different region.
Although Holland is a small, compared to other countries, it still has many different dialects. Study showed that there are about 28 different dialects. There are some distinct differences between the dialects, although some are hardly recognisible. “For most Dutch and Flemish speakers the most obvious division is into northern and southern dialects - to the south… people use a "soft g" and to the north they don't.” The dialectologist Jo Daan, stated this, and it shows that the North and South of Holland have a distinct difference in dialects. This is an example of one distinct difference in dialects, however, there are many more.
These different dialects can affect the unity of this country. Since not everybody can understand each other when they are speaking, the diverse dialects may lead to cultural misconceptions. Geert Driessen and Virgie Withagen wrote about the changes somebody with one dialect may be able to understand another. “Dialects, which lie very close to each other in geographical terms, are often fairly easily understood by people living in a particular area. As the distance between the dialects increases, it becomes more difficult for people to understand each other.” This example shows that misconception may be present when someone from the South talks with someone from the North. These false impressions may lead to violence, which affects the unity of Holland
Since the dialects of Holland might affect the unity, it may also affect people’s daily lives. People might not understand each other when they are traveling through Holland. However the biggest problem is that people might not understand each other even in their own town. Research in the dutch education shows that children are thought mostly standard dutch, causing more and more dialects to dissapear. While the dialects dissapear in the higher classes, it still stays in the lower classes. Matthias Hning states, “Many dialects, especially those in towns, are now only used by speakers from the lower classes.” This statement shows that people from higher classes might not be able to understand the people of lower classes, even though they live in the same town. This can affect people’s daily lives because they cannot make themselves understood to other people.
The studies show that the diverse dialects are causing differences in people’s lives. Dutch dialects are changing, as are the number of people who speak them. People form other regions can be difficult to understand, and when they might need help, nobody can understand them. The unity of this country and the people are affected by these differences.
