LL-L "Language varieties" 2003.09.24 (05) [E/LS]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) N=Northumbrian
S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Architecture" 2003.09.22 (06) [E/LS]

> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Architecture

> "..........Wie raadmanne der stede, also Lubeke, unde van Goslar her
> Johan Meyse, van
> Hamborch her Johan Miles unde her Johan Kyl, van Rozstok her Herman
> Vrese......................"

Here in this interesting text. One can see how it is a pity that  the
"Lowland" regions did not maintain a close relationship enough to build
together on a language that could have been spoken over a big area in
Europe. Dutch and Flemish, Zeelandic and Low German,... are still very
close to one another. If i read the text without knowing its
background, i could presume a lot of regions/countries were it could
have come from.
Flanders has been several times overlooked by historians, but there is
many a link to be found in relation to the European history (especially
French Flanders). I think one of the reasons was the suffocating role
of the French nobility towards the Flemish culture or anything that
could suggest a "German" background.Thus forgetting or ignoring their
own origines.

groetjes
luc vanbrabant
oekene

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