Friso-Saxon languages

Friso-Saxon is a group of West Germanic dialects found around the North Sea coast of the Netherlands and Germany, in an area historically known as Frisia.[1][2] They are dialects of Low German/Low Saxon which have experienced strong influence from a Frisian language. The term was established by the Dutch researcher Johan Winkler in his work about Dutch, Low German and Frisian dialects in the region.[3] In the following decades the term was adopted by some of Winkler's successors.[4]

  Low German/Low Saxon
  Friso-Saxon languages
  Frisian languages

Most of the Friso-Saxon dialects are spoken in areas which were historically Frisian-speaking, until Frisian was replaced with Low Saxon in the Late Middle Ages. However, Frisian has remained a substratum since then in the regions concerned. The only exception to this rule is Stellingwarfs, a Low Saxon dialect which has undergone influence especially from West Frisian. Most of the other Friso-Saxon dialects underwent most influence from East Frisian, for example East Frisian Low Saxon and Gronings, while the dialect of Dithmarschen underwent most influence from North Frisian.

The area numbered 4 consists of the Friso-Saxon dialects of Gronings and East Frisian Low Saxon

See also

References
  1. Franz Manni, Wilbert Heeringa and John Nerbonne. (2006). To What Extent are Surnames Words? Comparing Geographic Patterns of Surname and Dialect Variation in the Netherlands. Literary and Linguistic Computing, Volume 21, Issue 4, p.507–527. https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fql040
  2. cf. Hoppenbrouwers, Cornelis Antonius Johannes / Hoppenbrouwers, Geer A. J. (2001): De indeling van de Nederlandse streektalen - dialecten van 156 steden en dorpen geklasseerd volgens de FFM. Assen, S. 50ff.
  3. Winkler, Johan (1874): Algemeen Nederduitsch en Friesch Dialecticon. 2 Bände. 's-Gravenhage.
  4. cf. Hoppenbrouwers, Cornelis Antonius Johannes / Hoppenbrouwers, Geer A. J. (2001): De indeling van de Nederlandse streektalen - dialecten van 156 steden en dorpen geklasseerd volgens de FFM. Assen, S. 50ff.
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