Structuur en dynamiek van diaglossische taalrepertoria: een pleidooi voor meer empirisch onderzoek

Abstract

In this paper, it is shown that the language repertoire in Flanders is in need of thorough macro-research. In the last decades, many researchers have focused on the form and function of parts of the diaglossic language repertoire, such as the Flemish dialects, the standard language and what is called tussentaal (‘in-between-language’). While these studies have yielded interesting sociolinguistic insights in aspects of the linguistic repertoire, they often tend to neglect the macro level, hence leaving several questions about the language repertoire in Flanders and by extension about repertoires in general unanswered. The present paper tracks some key lacunae in the current literature on the structure of the Flemish diaglossic situation, continuing with a status quaestionis about its dynamics. This double overview will ground a plea for more empirical research into language repertoires as macro-entities. To conclude, a concrete example will be given of how such empirical research might be conducted, taken from a project at Ghent University on the Flemish language repertoire.

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