Gerard Doetjes
List of John Benjamins publications in which Gerard Doetjes is involved.
Articles
2007 9. Understanding differences in inter-Scandinavian language understanding Receptive Multilingualism: Linguistic analyses, language policies and didactic concepts, Thije, Jan D. ten and Ludger Zeevaert (eds.), pp. 217–230 | Article
Linguistically seen, the overlap between the mainland Scandinavian languages Danish, Norwegian and Swedish is relatively large. To a large extent, the languages are mutually intelligible and communication within Scandinavia therefore normally takes place in the speakers’ respective first languages.… read more
2005 Semi-Communicatie - Het Effect Van Accommodatie Door de Spreker Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen 73, pp. 53–61 | Article
In inter-Scandinavian communication, participants usually speak their mother tongues, accepting certain comprehension problems, but not expecting those problems to lead to a break down in communication. People often tend to apply convergent accommodation strategies, such as a slightly lower speech… read more
2003 De rol van Taal Variatie en Taalafstand in de Communicatie Tussen Zweden, Noren en Denen Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen 69, pp. 131–142 | Article
The typological and lexical similarities between the major Scandinavian languages Danish, Norwegian and Swedish as well as a feeling of economic, political and cultural togetherness, facilitate direct interscandinavian communication. Communication participants use their own languages, both in… read more