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It argues that some of the most important developments in the Dutch language in the early modern period happened not in the Dutch language area, but in London. Furthermore, it argues that this fact is typically overlooked in general histories of the Dutch language.
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This article forms part of a larger project which argues that histories of the Dutch language should discuss the use of the language outside as well as inside the Dutch language area.
Christopher Joby
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
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This page is a summary of: The Role of London and Other English Cities in the Development of Early Modern Dutch Language and Literature, Dutch Crossing, February 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1179/0309656413z.00000000045.
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