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Flemish dialect

Flemish dialect

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A form of Dutch spoken in northern Belgium
  • noun
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  • The Flemish dialect differs in vocabulary and pronunciation from standard Dutch.

Examples

  • Many people in northern Belgium speak the Flemish dialect at home and in schools.

  • She learned the Flemish dialect after moving to Antwerp for work.

  • The Flemish dialect is rich in history.

  • Many people in Belgium speak the Flemish dialect.

  • Many people in northern Belgium speak the Flemish dialect at home and in schools.

  • She learned the Flemish dialect after moving to Antwerp for work.

  • The Flemish dialect differs in vocabulary and pronunciation from standard Dutch.

Synonyms

Flemish
vsFlemish dialect
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A form of Dutch spoken in northern Belgium

is the descriptive phrase that highlights it as a regional variety
Flemish language
vsFlemish dialect
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A form of Dutch spoken in northern Belgium

is specific to the northern part rather than to the whole country

Surface Forms

Flemish dialect singular
Flemish dialects plural

Morphology

Flemish + dialect

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Flemish' (the Dutch variety of northern Belgium) combined with 'dialect' (a regional form of a language) yields a regional variety of Flemish. This follows a common noun-noun modification pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Flemish dialect comes from the people of Flanders in northern Belgium who speak a local form of Dutch. The word Flemish names the people and the place and dialect means 'local way of speaking', so the phrase refers to the particular Dutch spoken there.