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Project

Nominal forms of address in early modern Dutch” (as part of the BOF-project “Greetings from the past: on the use of interjections in foreign language textbooks from Early modern Flanders”)
Code
01CD7423
Duration
01 October 2023 → 31 January 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Dutch language
    • Historical linguistics
    • Pragmatics
Keywords
Historical sociolinguistics historical semantics and pragmatics Early modern Flanders nominal forms of address
 
Project description
 This dissertation examines the early modern use of nominal forms of address in Dutch, focusing on sociolinguistic variables (e.g. gender and social status) and within the context of politeness. In addition, methodical research is conducted to evaluate the suitability of dialogue books as historical source material, with a specific focus on comparison with other historical sources, especially letters and plays.