Wim Vandenbussche

List of John Benjamins publications for which Wim Vandenbussche plays a role.

Book series

Titles

Norms and Usage in Language History, 1600–1900: A sociolinguistic and comparative perspective

Edited by Gijsbert Rutten, Rik Vosters and Wim Vandenbussche

[Advances in Historical Sociolinguistics, 3] 2014. viii, 334 pp.
Subjects Historical linguistics | History of linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Germanic Standardizations: Past to Present

Edited by Ana Deumert and Wim Vandenbussche

Subjects Germanic linguistics | Historical linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology
Crombez, Yasmin, Wim Vandenbussche and Rik Vosters 2024 Exploring past and present layers of multilingualism in Flemish-emigrant writingInvestigating West Germanic Languages: Studies in honor of Robert B. Howell, Hendriks, Jennifer and B. Richard Page (eds.), pp. 276–300 | Chapter
This article aims to contribute to the study of Belgian Dutch as an immigrant language in North America. It does so with the specific hypothesis that the pre-migration sociolinguistic and language political context in migrants’ home countries plays an important role, in particular with regard to… read more
Rutten, Gijsbert, Rik Vosters and Wim Vandenbussche 2014 The interplay of language norms and usage patterns. Comparing the history of Dutch, English, French and GermanNorms and Usage in Language History, 1600–1900: A sociolinguistic and comparative perspective, Rutten, Gijsbert, Rik Vosters and Wim Vandenbussche (eds.), pp. 1–18 | Article
Vosters, Rik, Els Belsack, Jill Puttaert and Wim Vandenbussche 2014 Norms and usage in nineteenth-century Southern DutchNorms and Usage in Language History, 1600–1900: A sociolinguistic and comparative perspective, Rutten, Gijsbert, Rik Vosters and Wim Vandenbussche (eds.), pp. 73–100 | Article
This chapter discusses norms and usage in 19th-century Southern Dutch. After a brief sociohistorical sketch, we provide an overview of the Southern normative tradition, discussing its roots in the 18th century and its further development in the early 19th century. Next, we introduce three case… read more
The reunion of the Northern and Southern Low Countries under William I (1814–1830) marked the beginning of a renewed and intensified linguistic contact between the North and the South of the Dutch linguistic area. Two writing traditions usually regarded as different came into close contact, giving… read more
This article deals with the roles and functions of dialect, Dutch and French for Flemish upper class writers in the 19th century. It argues against the common opinion that the linguistic situation at that time in Flanders can be characterized by rigid dichotomies such as formal French versus… read more
Deumert, Ana and Wim Vandenbussche 2003 Research directions in the study of language standardizationGermanic Standardizations: Past to Present, Deumert, Ana and Wim Vandenbussche (eds.), pp. 455–469 | Article
Deumert, Ana and Wim Vandenbussche 2003 Standard languages: Taxonomies and historiesGermanic Standardizations: Past to Present, Deumert, Ana and Wim Vandenbussche (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Article
Historical sociolinguistic research on the Dutch language area during the 19th century has so far mainly been concerned with the situation in Flanders. Given the crucial relevance of this period for the history and the development of Dutch, however, there is a great need for comparable research… read more
Vandenbussche, Wim 2002 Dutch orthography in lower, middle and upper class documents in 19th-century FlandersStandardization: Studies from the Germanic languages, Linn, Andrew R. and Nicola McLelland (eds.), pp. 27–42 | Article
Vandenbussche, Wim 1999 Arbeitersprache: A Fiction?Variation in (Sub)standard language, Belemans, Rob and Reinhild Vandekerckhove (eds.), pp. 87–103 | Article
Abstract. This article discusses the structure of working class language use {Arbeitersprache) in Bruges during the 19th century. It will be demonstrated that the written language of this 'silent majority' of the population was a defective and ill-construed code, displaying defects at all… read more
Van Avermaet, Piet, Tim van der Avoird, Resi Damhuis, Griet Ramaut, Walter Schrooten en Wim Vandenbussche 1995 Reacties op "de Sociolinguïstiek in Het Nederlandse Taalgebied Anno 1995"Thema's en trends in de sociolinguistiek 2, pp. 105–116 | Article