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Van Lier, Henri – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
In the third of a series on the logic of European languages, phonological, morphological, and syntactic idiosyncracies of German are discussed as they relate to the language's cultural context and philosophical heritage. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, German, Indo European Languages, Language Patterns
Van Lier, Henri – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
Phonological, syntactic, and morphological aspects of Danish are viewed as symbolic and representative of the geographic, geological, and meteorological "betweeness" or versatility of the country and its culture. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Danish, Geography
Van Lier, Henri – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
Views the Dutch language as analogous to the polder typical of the Netherlands, an area of low-lying land reclaimed from a body of water and protected by dikes. Phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic analyses are presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Dutch
