LL-L "Language varieties" 2009.01.25 (05) [E]

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From: Luc Hellinckx <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties"

Beste Ron,



You wrote:
In addition, we have to consider the fact that there has been a lot of
communication and migration across the supposed east-west line.
Traditionally, speakers of Holstein, Hamburg and Mecklenburg have been in
close contact, have intermarried and are well aware of each other's
relatively insignificant dialect features. This alone ought to be assumed to
have had a softening effect on the dividing line.


Anyway, I wonder what others think about these dialectological divisions.

Just a short reaction. I remember looking at maps showing isoglosses in this
region, and noting that the further I left Hamburg behind (heading east),
the more certain linguistic features matched Southern Dutch. I can't tell
you right away off the top of my head what they were, but I'll try to look
it up tomorrow.



Kind greetings,



Luc Hellinckx

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