Global Dutch
Publication date
2024
Authors
van Koppen, Marjo
Editors
Besamusca, Emmeline
Verheul, Jaap
Advisors
Supervisors
Document Type
Part of book
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taverne
Abstract
With approximately 24-25 million speakers today, Dutch ranks among the forty most frequently spoken languages in the word; within the European Union it ranks number eight by numbers of native speakers. It is the official language of the Netherlands, and one of the official languages of Belgium. Outside of Europe, Dutch is an official language in Suriname and on the Caribbean islands Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. As such, Dutch is a global language that has found its way around the globe.
Keywords
Taverne, General Social Sciences, General Arts and Humanities
Citation
Koppen, M V 2024, Global Dutch. in E Besamusca & J Verheul (eds), Discovering the Dutch : On Culture and Society of the Netherlands. Third, revised edition. 3rd edn, Taylor and Francis, pp. 197-211. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463725163-17