Taalpatriottisme van Becanus tot Grotius
Linguistic Patriotism from Becanus to Grotius
Author(s): Camiel HamansSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: History of linguistics; 16th and 17th century language pattriotism in the Netherlands and Germany; praise of the mother tongue; relation of language and reality; Goropianism
Summary/Abstract: In this study the linguistic ideas of Goropius Becanus (1519-1573) and his followers Hendrik Laurensz Spieghel (1549-1612), Simon Stevin (1548-1620) and Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) are studied. Goropius Becanus has a poor reputation for his fantastic etymologies, which have been ridiculed by, for example, Leibniz. However, Becanus’ ideas about the position and value of his Dutch mother tongue have been influential for more than a century, as is demonstrated. He was not only held in high esteem in the Low Countries but also in Germany, where a similar linguistic patriotism flourished in the 17th century. Goropius Becanus and his supporters should be appreciated as linguistic patriots who fought for equal rights for their language.
Journal: Roczniki Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 69/2021
- Issue No: 5S
- Page Range: 25-45
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Dutch