Sprachökologische Überlegungen Am Beispiel Altbelgiens

Nelde, Peter H.

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“…7 Small German minorities were already living in eastern and southern Belgium prior to the annexation of the Eupen-Malmedy territory after World War I. Today these minorities are largely assimilated (Nelde 1984). 8 The only time German minority rights were severely limited was a short period immediately following World War II, as a reaction to accusations that the German minority collaborated with the German enemy (Markusse 1999).…”

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Family Policies and the Western European Fertility Divide: Insights from a Natural Experiment in Belgium

Klüsener

Neels

Kreyenfeld

2013

Population & Development Rev

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Countries in Northwestern Europe, including Belgium, report cohort fertility levels of close to two children per woman; whereas Central European countries, such as Germany, have levels of around 1.6 children. In seeking to explain these differences, some scholars have stressed the role of the social policy context, while others have pointed to variation in fertility‐related social norms. But because these influences are interdependent, it is difficult to isolate their effects on fertility trends. This study attempts to disentangle these two factors by drawing on a quasi‐natural experiment. After World War I Germany was compelled to cede the Eupen–Malmedy territory to Belgium. The population of this region has retained its German linguistic identity, but has been subject to Belgian social policies. We examine whether the fertility trends in this German‐speaking region of Belgium follow the Belgian or the German pattern. Our findings indicate that they generally resemble the Belgian pattern. This suggests that institutional factors are important for understanding the current fertility differences in Western Europe.

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Family Policies and the Western European Fertility Divide: Insights from a Natural Experiment in Belgium

Klüsener

Neels

Kreyenfeld

2013

Population & Development Rev

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“…However, such other speakers and the minority language varieties that are used by them are only dealt with at the margins. In retrospect, the literature in which attention is paid to different profiles of minority language speakers (Gal 1979), the use and the role of less purist varieties of minority languages in language maintenance and revitalization strategies (Dorian 1994), the role of adolescents and adults (re)discovering and learning the minority language (Nelde 1982;Morris 2000;Littlebear 1999) is outweighed by literature that above all highlights a direct link between the maintenance of a native speaker community and language survival.…”

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‘New speakers’ and language policy research: thematic and theoretical contributions to the field

Darquennes

Soler

2019

Lang Policy

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In this article, we reflect on the extent to which 'new speaker' research feeds into recent theoretical discussions in language policy scholarship, especially in connection to the discursive and ethnographically oriented perspectives which of late have become increasingly prominent. We begin with a brief overview of the 'new speaker' concept, its theoretical and empirical origins, and then we situate the discussions on 'new speakers' against the background of traditional language policy research. Thereafter the bulk of the article is dedicated to developing two main arguments: first, we provide an overview of the language policy themes that are already present in 'new speaker' research; and secondly, we elaborate on how 'new speaker' studies can contribute to current discussions in the field of language policy. We conclude with a short overview of future research directions that, in our view, can strengthen the link and the mutual benefits of the connection between 'new speaker' and language policy scholarship.

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“…8 7 There were already small German minorities living in the eastern and southern parts of Belgium prior to the annexation of the Eupen-Malmedy territory after World War I. Today these minorities are to a large degree assimilated (Nelde 1984). In addition, the Belgian monarchs, who were installed after independence was achieved in 1831, were from the Belgian line of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.…”

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Social norms, family policies, and fertility trends: insights from a comparative study on the German-speaking region in Belgium

Klüsener¹,

Neels²,

Kreyenfeld³

2013

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Several countries in Northern and Western Europe report cohort fertility rates of close to two children per woman, including Belgium, France, and Denmark. By contrast, most Central and Southern European countries have cohort fertility levels of only around 1.5-1.6 children.Germany is part of this second group. In order to explain these country differences in fertility levels, some scholars have stressed the role of the social policy context, while others have pointed to differences in social fertility norms. However, due to the interdependence of these two factors, it is cumbersome to isolate their impact on fertility trends. In our study we attempt to disentangle these influences by drawing on a quasi-natural experiment. In the aftermath of World War I, Germany was forced to cede the territory of Eupen-Malmedy to Belgium. The population in this area retained its German linguistic identity, but has been subject to Belgian social policies since the early 1920s. Our main research question is whether the fertility trends in this German-speaking region of Belgium follow the Belgian or the German pattern more closely. To answer this question, we use (micro)-census data to compare the fertility behavior in the German-speaking region in Belgium with data for western Germany and the Belgian Flemish-and French-speaking regions, controlling for individual-level characteristics. Our findings indicate that the overall fertility outcomes of the German-speaking region in Belgium resemble the Belgian pattern more than the German one. This provides support for the view that institutional factors play an important role for understanding the current fertility differences in Western Europe.

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Sprachökologische Überlegungen Am Beispiel Altbelgiens

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Family Policies and the Western European Fertility Divide: Insights from a Natural Experiment in Belgium

Family Policies and the Western European Fertility Divide: Insights from a Natural Experiment in Belgium

‘New speakers’ and language policy research: thematic and theoretical contributions to the field

Social norms, family policies, and fertility trends: insights from a comparative study on the German-speaking region in Belgium

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