Die soziale und die demographische Dimension des Sprachgebrauchs im Brüssel des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts

This article focuses on the way the 19th century language situation in Brussels was rooted in processes of modernization and migration. At the same time it aims to be the framework for interpreting the 19th century educational developments in Brussels. After a short overview of economic, social and demographic developments in the 19th century Belgian capital, the author argues that this developments, the linguistic policy and the uneven social status of French and Dutch resulted in a socially separated language use. The language barrier between the Dutch‐speaking working class and the French‐speaking bourgeoisie only became transparent for the social subtop and certain parts of the middle class. Finally the author shows that only from the end of the 19th century onwards linguistic and social barriers started to break down, while in the same period a new Flemish elite emerged and fought against the Frenchification. 1 1Dieser Artikel wurde Juli 1991 geschrieben

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