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- | ====== Atlas of surnames in the Dutch language area: introduction | + | ====== Atlas of surnames in the Dutch language area: Introduction |
===== About this project ===== | ===== About this project ===== | ||
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+ | Modern Dutch and Flemish surnames are regional: they usually appear concentrated in core areas in certain regions, where the name originated. Someone called // | ||
+ | This online atlas of surnames in the Dutch language region (AFNeT) aims to map and comment on the distribution of types of Dutch and Flemish surnames in the year 2007. The focus lies on linguistically unlocking the rich variety hidden in our surnames.\\ | ||
+ | There are four kinds of variations that appear in maps of contrasting types of surnames: orthographic variation (spelling), phonological variation (sounds), morphosyntactic variation (forms) and lexical variation (vocabulary). This research brings fundamental contrasts to light which reflect historical fractures in the Dutch language region. These are partially unlocked in my research on surname geography which I have steadily published on since 1991 (see [[Bibliografie)]], | ||
Just like the dialects, modern Dutch and Flemish surnames show a lot of regional variation. Most family names are geographically spread in a particular region, where the origin of the name is located. Whoever is called // | Just like the dialects, modern Dutch and Flemish surnames show a lot of regional variation. Most family names are geographically spread in a particular region, where the origin of the name is located. Whoever is called // | ||
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===== Material and method ===== | ===== Material and method ===== | ||
- | The maps in this surname atlas are based on the exhaustive | + | The maps in this surname atlas are based on a complete |
The Belgian material contains the surnames, the place of residence and the number of name bearers per municipality of everyone who was registered in the Belgian population register on 31-12-2007.\\ | The Belgian material contains the surnames, the place of residence and the number of name bearers per municipality of everyone who was registered in the Belgian population register on 31-12-2007.\\ | ||
- | The Dutch material contains all surnames (314,000 in total) with the number of name bearers per municipality, | + | The Dutch material contains all surnames (314,000 in total) with the number of name bearers per municipality, |
- | Engineer Sebastiaan Marynissen (Whisthub BV) developed mapping software, with which name maps can be drawn with circle symbols of varying size and colour (following the format used in the Deutscher Familiennamenatlas), | + | Engineer Sebastiaan Marynissen (Whisthub BV) developed mapping software, with which name maps can be drawn with circle symbols of varying size and colour (following the format used in the Deutscher Familiennamenatlas), |
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+ | The distribution of an individual Belgian or Dutch surname can be looked up on the websites https:// | ||
- | The distribution of an individual Belgian or Dutch surname can be looked up on the websites https:// | + | The pages with the maps that are online published in this DokuWiki, are each structured as follows: |
+ | * Research question: explanation of what kind of variation is dealt with | ||
+ | * Data: enumeration of tokens (i.e. individual surnames with frequency) | ||
+ | * Map(s) (A, B, C…) with geographical distribution of the treated types in the Dutch language area | ||
+ | * Comment: Interpretation of the distribution of the types on the map | ||
+ | * Other variation: reference to other map pages with other types of variation on the same lexeme | ||
+ | * Tag: (Bottom right:) Overview of all pages in the atlas on which the tagged lexeme was treated | ||
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