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Frysk en Frij

As a minority language, Frisianb> has been subject to ridicule and stereotyping.
Frisianb> is a member of the Germanic family of languages, and is the closest living language related to English.
I feel that the study of Frisianb>, especially in light of its relation to English and its status as a minority language, is most valuable because of the questions it raises.

http://linguistics.byu.edu/classes/ling450ch/reports/frisian.html (2583 words)



Nordfriisk Instituut

The East Frisianb> language has died out in its country of origin and is in these days spoken by only approximately 2.000 people in the Saterland, a region in the district of Oldenburg, whereas the West Frisianb> language community in the Dutch province of Friesland counts almost 400.000 speakers.
Throughout the centuries Frisianb> was the language commonly used in the families and villages.
The Frisianb> history is as colourful and fascinating as the language region North Frisia.

http://www.nordfriiskinstituut.de/englisch.html (3297 words)



Eastern Frisia - encyclopedia article about Eastern Frisia.

There is a chain of islands in front of the coast, called the East Frisianb> Islands The East Frisianb> Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln) are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany.
Original East Frisianb> survived somewhat longer in several remote places as for example in the islands, such as Wangerooge.
It is the westernmost of the East Frisianb> Islands in the North Sea, due north of the Dutch province of Groningen.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Eastern%20Frisia (3297 words)



GERMAN LANGUAGE - LoveToKnow Article on GERMAN LANGUAGE

As thu middle ages did not produce a German Schriftsprache or literary language in the modern sense of the word, which as is undoubtedly the case in Modern Germanmight have influenced the spoken langunge (Umgangssprache), the history of the language in its earlier stages is a history of different dialects.
The language spoken during the Old High German period, that is to say, down to about the year I05o, is remarkable for the fulness and richness of its vowel-sounds in word-stems as well as in inflections.
The High Franconian dialects, that is to say, east and south (or south-Rheriish) Franconian, which are separated broadly speaking by the river Neckar, comprise the language spoken in a part of Baden, the dialects of the Main valley from Wurzburg upwards to Bamberg, the dialect of Nuremberg and probably of the Vogtland (Plauen) and Egerland.

http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/G/GE/GERMAN_LANGUAGE.htm (3297 words)



SHII7

A concept for learning the Saterland Frisianb> language in institutions of primary education is to be developed within the framework of follow-up training activities.
The study of the Saterland Frisianb> language lies, in particular, in the hands of a Germanist at Oldenburg University.
While at that time the Sinti and Roma at first were open to scientists who researched their language and culture, and in many instances supported these researchers, they later realised that this research was used as an instrument for racist purposes and was followed by the Nazi genocide of the Sinti and Roma.

http://www.humanrights.coe.int/Minorities/Eng/FrameworkConvention/StateReports/2000/germany/Art12.html (5631 words)



English language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frisianb> is a language spoken by approximately half a million people in the Dutch province of Friesland (Fryslân), in nearby areas of Germany, and on a few islands in the North Sea.
English has lingua franca (diplomatic language) status in many parts of the world, due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the United Kingdom in the 18th and 19th centuries and the United States beginning in the 20th century.
The English language belongs to the western sub-branch of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

http://www.peekskill.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/English_language (5631 words)



Nordfriisk Instituut

The East Frisianb> language has died out in its country of origin and is in these days spoken by only approximately 2.000 people in the Saterland, a region in the district of Oldenburg, whereas the West Frisianb> language community in the Dutch province of Friesland counts almost 400.000 speakers.
Throughout the centuries Frisianb> was the language commonly used in the families and villages.
The Frisianb> history is as colourful and fascinating as the language region North Frisia.

http://www.nordfriiskinstituut.de/englisch.html (5631 words)



Diglossia

Frisianb> is notable for being the closest linguistic "cousin" of the English language.
Government - Government is in Dutch, Frisianb> allowed in courts
U.S. citizens in 1990 were asked to locate their language ability along a dimension ranging from ‘very poor’ to ‘very well.’ The 38% of Hispanics who did not choose the category ‘very well’ did not necessarily rate themselves as ‘very poor,’ ‘poor’ or even ‘fair’ (refer again to Table 1).

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~sngynan/slx4.html (4661 words)



Language

As a minority language, Frisianb> has been subject to ridicule and stereotyping.
Frisianb> is a member of the Germanic family of languages, and is the closest living language related to English.
I feel that the study of Frisianb>, especially in light of its relation to English and its status as a minority language, is most valuable because of the questions it raises.

http://web.quipo.it/minola/frysk/language.htm (2529 words)



Nordfriisk Instituut

The East Frisianb> language has died out in its country of origin and is in these days spoken by only approximately 2.000 people in the Saterland, a region in the district of Oldenburg, whereas the West Frisianb> language community in the Dutch province of Friesland counts almost 400.000 speakers.
Throughout the centuries Frisianb> was the language commonly used in the families and villages.
The Frisianb> history is as colourful and fascinating as the language region North Frisia.

http://www.nordfriiskinstituut.de/englisch.html (3297 words)



Frisianb> Language

Frisianb> is a 3-year post-propaedeutic program which is open to students with a first year in Dutch, German, English or a Scandinavian language.
Language seems to be a political factor which has to be reckoned with.
Apart from the national languages and dominant second languages there are also many acknowledged regional languages; these have in recent years received strong support from "Brussels".

http://odur.let.rug.nl/faculty/study/exchange/fries.htm (192 words)



Nordfriisk Instituut

The East Frisianb> language has died out in its country of origin and is in these days spoken by only approximately 2.000 people in the Saterland, a region in the district of Oldenburg, whereas the West Frisianb> language community in the Dutch province of Friesland counts almost 400.000 speakers.
Throughout the centuries Frisianb> was the language commonly used in the families and villages.
The Frisianb> history is as colourful and fascinating as the language region North Frisia.

http://www.nordfriiskinstituut.de/englisch.html (192 words)



Euromosaic - Frisianb> ("Frysk") in the Netherlands

The first society for the promotion of the Frisianb> language was founded in 1844.
Frisianb>, known locally by its Dutch name as 'Frysk', is a West Germanic language spoken by about 400,000 people in the Dutch province of Friesland, whose total population numbers approx.
Speakers of Frisianb> believe that their language will continue to grow in vitality if publicly supported and consider it quite important as a means of communication in the future; outsiders much less so.

http://www.uoc.es/euromosaic/web/document/friso/an/i1/i1.html (3133 words)



Endangered languages in Europe: report

Remarks: the traditional language of Ashkenazi Jews; many speakers were murdered by Germans during the Second World War
Remarks: five Turkic languages are known to have been spoken in Crimea, viz Crimean Tatar, Krimchak, Karaim, Nogai, and Turkish; two of them, Crimean Tatar and Nogai, are also spoken in Dobruja; a lot of confusion exists in general literature
There are also secret or in-group languages of nomadic groups like Polari and Shelta (Cant) in the British Isles, Quinqui in Spain, and Yeniche in central Europe.

http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/europe_report.html (3133 words)



Endangered languages in Europe: report

Remarks: the traditional language of Ashkenazi Jews; many speakers were murdered by Germans during the Second World War
Remarks: five Turkic languages are known to have been spoken in Crimea, viz Crimean Tatar, Krimchak, Karaim, Nogai, and Turkish; two of them, Crimean Tatar and Nogai, are also spoken in Dobruja; a lot of confusion exists in general literature
There are also secret or in-group languages of nomadic groups like Polari and Shelta (Cant) in the British Isles, Quinqui in Spain, and Yeniche in central Europe.

http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/europe_report.html (9417 words)



Frisianb> is an old language at the south coast of the North Sea.

Frisianb> is an old language at the south coast of the North Sea.
Frisianb> is a language spoken along the south coast of the North Sea.
New Frisianb> is spoken in some dialects, i.e.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/6641/english.htm (107 words)



Nordfriisk Instituut

The East Frisianb> language has died out in its country of origin and is in these days spoken by only approximately 2.000 people in the Saterland, a region in the district of Oldenburg, whereas the West Frisianb> language community in the Dutch province of Friesland counts almost 400.000 speakers.
North Frisians also participate in the activities of minority groups at a European level, especially for the purposes of the "European Bureau of Lesser Used Languages", Dublin, and the "Federal Union of European Nationalities" (FUEN).
Throughout the centuries Frisianb> was the language commonly used in the families and villages.

http://www.nordfriiskinstituut.de/englisch.html (3297 words)



frisianb>

Frisianb> is my native language and is generally regarded as the closest language to English that is still spoken.
speakers of the East Frisianb> Island dialect of Wangerooge died at the beginning
speak Frisianb>, only 60% speak it to a shopkeeper, and only 42% report that they

http://www.tiersma.com/FRISIAN/FRISIAN.HTM (3297 words)



Euromosaic - Frisianb> in Germany: North Frisianb> ("Friisk")

Frisianb> language history and culture are included in Frisianb> language classes, regional and social studies.
The use of NF in education has been expanding since 1976 due to efforts by the ethnic Frisianb> leadership and by school officials rather than by parents, who after some early opposition are now more in agreement with the policy.
9000 people on the North Frisianb> islands in the North Sea and on the West coast of the state of Schleswig-Holstein south of the German-Danish border in the German Federal Republic.

http://www.uoc.es/euromosaic/web/document/friso/an/i3/i3.html (2024 words)



World congress on language policies

I am completely aware of the delicacy to state figures of language communities because of political reasons and also because of different sources.
This has clearly reduced the support for mothertongue instruction and for minority languages and has left an open conflict between the rhetoric of national political aims and local praxis.
This is true for Frisianb> in Friesland, German in Alsace and the Croatian in Burgenland, Austria.

http://www.linguapax.org/congres/taller/taller4/Alie.html (6743 words)



Saterland Frisianb> language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saterland (Seelterlound in the local language), which is believed to have been colonised by Frisians from East Frisia in the eleventh century, was for a long time surrounded by impassable moors.
Today, the East Frisianb> language is no longer spoken within the historical borders of East Frisia, yet a large number of the inhabitants of that region still consider themselves Frisians and refer to their dialect of Low German as Freesk.
The German government apparently thinks the preservation of Sater Frisianb> is a lost cause, and seems to be unwilling to invest much money or energy in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saterland_Frisian_language (698 words)



Culture of the Frisians

Today there are about 10.000 people in Germany who consider themselves to be Frisians first and German second.
This is the birth of the Frisianb> language.
This is probably due to the fact that, when in the years 1811/12 the Frisians were forced to take surnames by the French occupation force, nationalist sentiments drove them to take a name which was manifestation of their being different.

http://www.fehmarn-genealogy.com/culture_of_the_frisians.htm (698 words)



Germanic Languages

The West Germanic branch of the Germanic languages is spoken by the Germanic speaking people who occupied the southwestern part of the Germanic homeland.
Vandalic was the East Germanic language of the Germanic speaking people who invaded Gaul, Iberia, and Africa.
East Norse is the eastern branch of the North Germanic languages used in Denmark and Sweden and their present and former colonies.

http://softrat.home.mindspring.com/germanic.html (698 words)



i-Friesland: A Frisianb> language and Low Saxon/Platt links page

Platt web ring - a ring of pages all devoted to the German Frisians' Plattsdietsch language.
Frisianb> grammar book - the only Frisianb> grammar book written in English that I know about - you can order it online here.
Institut fur Niederdeutsche Sprache - not in English- but a Bremen institute devoted to preserving the language/culture of the German Frisians.

http://www.i-friesland.com/links/language.htm (245 words)



Frisianb> language

Frisianb> (varyingly Frysk, Frasch, "Fresk", or "Friisk") is a language spoken by a small ethnic group living in the northwestern part of Europe.
There were several ethnic groups in Britain after the Romans left, and several distinct languages, hyb...
East Frisianb> Low Saxon, and Emslandic is a Low Saxon dialect spoken in northwestern Lower Saxony.

http://www.essentialresults.com/related/Frisian+language (245 words)



LINGUIST List 14.1478: Language Description: Koenig, et al. (2002)

West Frisianb> has 400, 000 speakers and is spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland.
Dutch is the official language of the Netherlands, Belgium, Surinam and the former Dutch Antilles.
German is the official language or one of the official languages in Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Germany.

http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/linguist/issues/14/14-1478.html (245 words)



German language

A descendant of the Old High German language, German is a mixture of dialects spoken over Central Europe before German principalities was united in 1871.
One of the most interesting processes which took place in the Early Modern German period, was the lengthening of vowels in both open and closed syllables: today the word Name is pronounced as [na:m@] though in Middle High German it was [nam@].
In the 16-17th centuries High German started to penetrate to the north, to the region of the Low German language: this caused a mixture of speech in northern Germany.

http://indoeuro.bizland.com/tree/germ/german.html (245 words)



Frisianb> language resources

Frisianb> Frisian is the language of the historical Frisianb> people, now an official language in the Dutch province of Friesland, with dialects still spoken on the Frisianb> Islands, and in a few German...
The Anglo-Frisianb> languages are distinguished from other West Germanic languages partially by the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law and by the palatalization of Proto-Germanic *k to an coronal affricate before...
1050-1350); dum Dyula; dyu Dzongkha; dzo Eastern Frisianb>; frs Efik; efi Egyptian (Ancient); egy Ekajuk; eka Elamite; elx English; eng English, Middle...

http://www.mongabay.com/indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Frisian.html (1459 words)



Polderland Language & Speech Technology

Polderland Language and Speech Technology and Vocalibur Language and Speech Technology form alliance
Polderland Language and Speech Technology and Vocalibur Language and Speech Technology form alliance (2001 December 7th)
A Language Area menu option in the grammar checker allows users to choose whether their texts should be checked according to the grammar rules and conventions of Dutch or Flemish.

http://www.polderland.nl/english/nieuws.htm (4939 words)



North Frisianb> in Germany

Frisianb> is traditionally an oral language and it was not until the beginning of the 19th century that Frisianb> started to be used as a written medium.
There are also bi-annual meetings of the Frisianb> teachers where they among other things exchange materials and ideas.
Regional or minority languages are languages which differ from the official language of that State and which are traditionally used within a given territory of that State by nationals of that State forming a group numerically smaller than the rest of the State's population.

http://www1.fa.knaw.nl/mercator/regionale_dossiers/regional_dossier_northfrisian_in_germany.htm (4239 words)

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