Variation of the Intermediate Language in Flanders

Introduction. At this time the language continuum of Dutch on the territory of Flanders undergoes significant changes and develops in the direction of three-part paradigm, which consists of the standard Dutch language, intermediate (tussentaal) and various dialects which explains the actuality of the studies of the intermediate language. The purpose of the study is to analyze the variety of the intermediate language, its components, combinations and correlation between the dialect features and the features of the standard language, as well as to analyze the problem of distinguishing the dialec... Mehr ...