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Why Do Adults Decide to Learn a Minority Language? A Study of the Motivation(S) of Potential New Speakers of West Frisian

Belmar, Guillem, van Boven, Cindy and Pinho, Sara. "Why Do Adults Decide to Learn a Minority Language? A Study of the Motivation(S) of Potential New Speakers of West Frisian". Linguistic Minorities in Europe Online. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2020. https://www.degruyter.com/database/LME/entry/lme.12422323/html.

Speakers

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Second-language speakers and learners
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Comments on speakers
"Nowadays, Frisian is recognised in the Dutch constitution as one of the (two) official languages of the Netherlands (Hilton & Gooskens, 2013, p. 140), and the Dutch government considers it to be one of the indigenous languages of the Netherlands (Bijlagen II, 1993/1994, 23543, 3, p. 2 (MvT), as referenced in Laanen, 2001, p. 68)."

Location and Context

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Location Description

"Spoken in the northwestern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Fryslân, as well as in some neighbouring villages of the province of Groningen"

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Other Languages Used By The Community
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