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Online Presentations in and about Lowlands Languages

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Dutch (Nederlands)

This particular list includes links not only to Standard Dutch but also to dialects of Hollandish, Flemish, Zealandic and Brabantish. It does not include links to Low Saxon dialects of the Netherlands and Limburgish dialects of the Netherlands and Belgium.

• Akademie voor Nuuze Vlaemsche Taele (Institute de la Langue Régionale Flamande) (dedicated to Flemish of French Flanders in France)

• American Association for Netherlandic Studies (AANS is a university-level organization that promotes the study of the language, literature, history, art history and general culture of the Low Countries.)

• A Beginners' Guide to Offline Language Materials: Dutch

• De Bond tegen Leenwoorden (an association opposing loanwords in Dutch)

• CELEX, the Dutch Center for Lexical Information

• Cultures et traditions flamandes [Flemish Cultures and Traditions] (in French)

• Cleefs: Mundart des unteren Niederrhein [Cleves [Cleve] dialect of the lower Lower Rhine area] (in German)

• A Crash-course Dutch for Distance Learners (with sound files)

• De Digitale School [The Digital School] (in Dutch and English)

• Det on dat op Santes Platt (Bits and pieces about local Low Franconian dialect in Sante/Xanten, Germany)

• Dutch language (an introduction in English)

• Dutch and Flemish Materials On Line

• D4E: Dutch for English speakers (an introduction to a discussion list, a great resource for students of Dutch and for those who are considering learning the language)

• Dutch-English-Dutch Java Dictionary

• Dutch-English Study Group (an e-Group "primarily geared towards Dutch or English 'independent' learners")

• Dutch Language Resources (CORPORA, Lexicons, Dictionaries)

• Dutch resources (LanguageLinks)

• Dutch Vocabulary

• Flemish resources (LanguageLinks)

• De Groene Amsterdammer [The Green Amsterdamer] (An Internet periodical in Dutch)

• Geschichte des Niederländisch / Geschiedenis van het Nederlands / History of Dutch (an Austrian site, in German, Dutch and English)

• HIL News (an electronic version of the periodical of the HIL [Holland Institute of Generative Linguistics])

• Honkblad van Simon Stevin (1548-1620) / Homepage dedicated to Simon Stevin (1548-1620) (about the scientist and advocate of the "NederDuytsche sprake" [Dutch] on his 450th birthday -- in Dutch and English)

• Huis der Nederlanden (website of a Capetown center for Dutch/Flemish language and culture and their connection with Afrikaans -- in Afrikaans)

• Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie (in Dutch)

• Internet Resources for Germanists: Deel 8. Neerlandistiek: afdelingen, instituten, enz. (Alan Ng's list of links to departments, institutions and other types of organizations devoted to Netherlandic Studies)

• Introduction to the Dutch language

• Jeugdauteurs op internet: Links naar bio- en bibliografie van populaire jeugdauteurs (Info about up-and-coming authors, most of whom write in Dutch)

• John and Grayson's Dutch Dictionary (with verb conjugation)

• Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Belanda (Indonesian-Dutch online dictionary)

• Koninklijke Bibliotheek [Royal Library] (a database in Dutch and English)

• KrantNet: Overzicht van de Nederlands- en Afrikaanstalige kranten / Summary of Dutch and Afrikaans language newspapersLanguage Links: Germanic Resources (includes Dutch)

• Learn Dutch (An online introduction to Dutch by Chris Sonnemans)

• Meander (an ezine for things Dutch, in Dutch)

• NEW! Meertens Instituut (an institute affiliated with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen -- offers searchable language and culture databases)

• Neder-L: Alfabetisch overzicht van alle kranten and tijdschriften in Nederland [Alphabetical overview of all newspapers, journals and magazins in the Netherlands] (A terrific resource! In Dutch.)

• Nederlands (an e-Group for learners of Dutch)

• Nederlands voor reizigers [Dutch for Travellers] (with audio file)

• Nee'w me gaen nuus Vlaemsch nie laeten [No, we won't let go of our Flemish] (a Flemish song performed by Joël en Klerktje, with lyrics, French translation and an embedded audio file]

• Netherlands & Dutch Page

• Nederlandse Taalunie (an association based in The Hague, for Netherlands of the Netherlands and Belgium; in Dutch)

• De nieuwe Winkler - 81 dialectvertalingenn van de gelijkenis van de verloren zoon [The New Winkler: 81 dialect translations of the Parable of the Prodigal Son] (the same biblical text in Dutch, Frisian, Limburgish, Low Saxon, and Zeelandic - in Dutch and English)

• Nico Wiersema's Incomplete Guide to the Dutch Language and Culture

• Niederlande Linksammlung (Ziko Marcus Sikosek's collection of links to pages about the Netherlands, including language; mostly in German, with some English)

• NL-Menu (information about the Netherlands, with a useful section about Dutch media - in English)

• Online Bible in Dutch

• OnzeTaal (with tons of information and links about language)

• Regionale Woordenboeken (REWO) [Regional Dictionaries] (a major resource center for Dutch dialect studies, in Dutch -- also contains Low Saxon resources)

• Steunpunt Nederlands als vreemde taal (a joint project of the University of Amsterdam and the Nederlandse Taalunie dealing with Dutch as a foreign language; in Dutch and English)

• Stichting Natuurlijk Nederlands (a collection of writings in opposition to the unnecessary use of English among Dutch speakers)

• Taalthuis: Pagina's over het Nederlands / Pages on Dutch Language (a great introduction to the Dutch language)

• Taalthuis Dutch Course (free online courses on various levels!)

• De Taaltelefoon op het web

• Tiens voor Taal (about the dialect of Tienen, Belgium, in Dutch -- click on the button "Tiens voor Taal")

• Radio 1 (Belgian radio in Dutch, with audio file)

• Roger Thijs' page of languages in Belgium (superbly presented information about Dutch, French, German, Lëtzebuergesh and Yiddish as used in Belgium, with text samples, maps and information about Dutch in general)

• Sounds and Spelling of Dutch

• travlang’s Dutch-English On-line Dictionary

• travlang’s English-Dutch On-line Dictionary

• travlang’s Dutch-Esperanto On-line Dictionary

• travlang’s Esperanto-Dutch On-line Dictionary

• travlang’s Dutch-German On-line Dictionary

• travlang’s German-Dutch On-line Dictionary

• UTN (Universitair Talencentrum Nijmegen), Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (offering Dutch language courses; pages in Dutch and English)

• Webstek voor taalverrijking (another de-Anglicization and repurification appeal -- in Dutch)

• Who wants to learn Dutch?

• Woordenboek Nederlands - Bahasa Indonesia (Dutch-Indonesian online dictionary)

• Yamada Language Center: WWW Guide: Dutch