Praktische gids voor het Nederlands in België en Nederland

Abstract

Are Dutch and Flemish the same languages or totally different ones? The majority of students of Dutch as foreign language are definitely able to hear a difference in pronunciation but the rest remains rather undiscovered. Miet Ooms’s book Buurtaal means ‘neighbour language’ and focuses on differences and similarities between Dutch in the Netherlands and Dutch in Belgium (Flanders). This guide is written in plain language and is a must-read not only for linguists or natives but for every person who learns Dutch. Furthermore, it is also intended for people who work on adapting the texts for the Belgian or Dutch markets.

Keywords

• dutch
• flemish
• the netherlands
• belgium/flanders
• differences
• similarities
• translating/adapting texts
• miet ooms