About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Valkenburg aan de Geul, Heerlen, Weert, Gulpen-Wittem, Roermond, Sittard-Geleen, Nederweert, Schinnen, Thorn, Beek, Brunssum, Kerkrade, Susteren, Margraten, Bergen, Limburg, Nuth, Sevenum, Beesel, Helden, Eijsden, Roerdalen, Voerendaal, Arcen en Velden, Mook en Middelaar, Landgraaf, Simpelveld, Venray, Meerlo-Wanssum, Meerssen, Horst aan de Maas, Onderbanken, Meijel, Echt-Susteren, Limburgish language, Anglo-Norman literature, Voiced uvular fricative, Low Dietsch dialects, Near-close near-front rounded vowel, Koningsbosch, Montfort, Vijlen, Schaesberg, Echt, Netherlands, Noorbeek, Nieuwstadt, Mechelen, Netherlands, Gebroek, Sint Joost, Eckelrade, Riemst, Roosteren, Mheer, Grevenbicht, Ulestraten, Reijmerstok, Merkelbeek, Wijlre, Mesch. Excerpt: Limburgish, also called Limburgian or Limburgic (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of East Low Franconian language varieties spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch / Belgian / German border. The area in which it is spoken roughly fits within a wide circle from Venlo to Dusseldorf to Aachen to Maastricht to Hasselt and back to Tienen. In some parts of this area it is generally used as the colloquial language in daily speech. In general speech the Limburgish language is often described as a dialect of either German or Dutch, both of which share many characteristics with it. Within the modern communities of the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg intermediate idiolects are also very common, which combine standard Dutch with the accent and some grammatical and pronunciation tendencies derived from Limburgish. This 'Limburgish Dutch' is confusingly also often referred to simply as "Limburgish" (Limburgs in Dutch). The name Limburgish (and variants of it) derive from the now Belgian town of Limbourg (Laeboer in Lim...
