LL-L "Semantics" 2004.01.03 (03) [E]

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From: burgdal32admin <burgdal32 at pandora.be>
Subject: LL-L "Semantics" 2004.01.24 (04) [E]

> From: R. F. Hahn lowlands-l at lowlands-l.net
> Subject: Semantics
>
> Heiko, Folks,
>
> Yes, it seems curious to non-native speakers to find the Dutch word for
> 'countryside' and 'hinterland' to be _platte land_ or _platteland_,
> literally "flat country/land" when it does not apply to flat land.  I
> was
> quite entertained when I read the same word used the same way in
> Afrikaans
> with reference to hilly terrain within the same sentence.  I am sure
> that
> native speakers are not as entertained by this.  In fact, I assume
> that they
> hardly ever truly think about the etymology.
> Regards,
> Reinhard/Ron

Hi Ron,

Finally i find some time to react on some of the items.
Dutch : Platteland is known but not used in West-Flanders.
We say: Je/ie weunt up de but'n (D: Hij woont op de buiten)
and: Ze weunt te lande.

Groetjes
luc vanbrabant
oekene

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