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De historische dynamiek van taalideologieën: naar meer empirisch onderzoek

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Abstract

This article wants to make a case for research into the historical dynamics of language ideologies, from the perspective of the long ʻlanguage conflictʼ in Belgium. Although the prominent language-ideological baggage of this conflict has been pointed out more than once, the precise ways and mechanisms through which language ideologies emerge, com- pete, transform or return over a longer time span have been less extensively explored. We attempt to reiterate and expand existing rationales for such a historical perspective, and provide a brief empirical illustration using parliamentary data from the Language-in-Ed- ucation Acts of 1883 and 1963. This will shed light on the layered and adaptive behav- ior of a language-ideological ʻclassicʼ (the belief that ʻlanguageʼ, ʻnationʼ, and ʻpeopleʼ neatly coincide), and hints at the further potential of a historical and larger diachronic perspective on language ideology.

How to Cite:

Vierendeels, I. & Mettewie, L., (2023) “De historische dynamiek van taalideologieën: naar meer empirisch onderzoek”, Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis 77, 143–166. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/kzm.100794

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