How easy is it for speakers of Dutch to understand Frisian and Afrikaans, and why?

van Bezooijen, Renée; Gooskens, Charlotte

doi:10.1075/avt.22.04bez

Article published In: Linguistics in the Netherlands 2005
Edited by Jenny Doetjes and Jeroen van de Weijer
[Linguistics in the Netherlands 22] 2005
► pp. 13–24

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How easy is it for speakers of Dutch to understand Frisian and Afrikaans, and why?

Renée van Bezooijen | Radboud University Nijmegen

Charlotte Gooskens | University of Groningen

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Published online: 28 September 2005

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