One centennial discussion in linguistics concerns whether languages, or linguistic systems,
are, essentially, homogeneous or rather show “structured heterogeneity.” In this contribution …

Flanders, the northern, Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, is experiencing growing intra-and
interlingual diversity. On the intralingual level, Tussentaal ('in-between-language') has …

In many (European) countries, standard languages are observed to be undergoing clear
changes, influenced by societal changes such as immigration, globalisation …

Auer (2005; 2011) distinguishes five types of dialect/standard constellations in Europe,
which stand in a diachronic relationship and of which the diaglossic repertoire, marked by …

We investigate the impact of deviations from Standard Dutch in the form of old (eg
tussentaal) and new (eg emoji and chatspeak) vernacular features on consumer perceptions …

Aims: This study on Belgian Dutch caregivers aims to complement research on multilingual
family language planning with a multivarietal perspective. As transitions between varieties …

In this chapter, we revisit the concept of coherence by focusing on a colloquial variety of
Belgian Dutch, which is often seen as incoherent by virtue of its being situated in-between …

From farmer field to royal park: Languagecultural place-making and marketing in the online
linguistic practices of two Belgian football clubs Languagecultural research into language …

This study reports the outcomes of a speaker evaluation experiment conducted in a higher
educational context in Flanders, in which we investigated the influence of language variety …

This is an introductory textbook on the history of the English language. At the same time, it is
also an introductory textbook on historical linguistics in English. The book has as its starting …