Symposium: A day on the Kleverlands

Discovering and uncovering Cleverlandish

Taoltje in de buurt: een degske offe ut Klèffelaonds

Cleverlandish, also known as Kleverlands in Dutch, is a dialect continuum within the Low-Franconian speaking area. Its geographical extension goes beyond national borders, as it stretches westwards in the Netherlands, particularly the easternmost parts of South Gelderland and Brabant, and the northernmost part of Limburg; and eastwards all the way to the city of Duisburg in North Rhine Westphalia. Some language varieties, especially the city dialect of Nijmegen, Nimweegs, but also Gruusbeeks, Ernems, Gendts, Millings, Genneps, Cuijks, Kleefs, Xantens, Düsbergsch, have all sparked peoples’ interest, both within and outside academia. Time has come to bring all these insights together and convene to celebrate and disentangle this diversity.

We invite everyone interested in Kleverlandic ‘languoids’ to join us during this one-day conference! 😊