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A phonetic description of the consonant system of Standard Dutch (ABN)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Inger Mees  and
Beverley Collins
Inger Mees
Affiliation:
(University of Leiden)
Beverley Collins
Affiliation:
(University of Leiden)
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Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands (henceforth ABN) is a term used generally in the Netherlands by linguists and laymen alike to refer to the country's prestige dialect; a literal translation would be ‘General Refined Dutch’. Though ABN is a dialect rather than an accent (Wells, 1970:231), its status is comparable to that of the RP accent of English since it is essentially a social variety only loosely associated with a particular geographical area. ABN speakers are to be found in greatest numbers throughout the Western provinces (i.e. Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland and Utrecht) and particularly in the annular Randstad conurbation linking the towns of Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam and Utrecht; but ABN is to be heard from the upper socio-economic classes all over the Netherlands, and is also looked to as a standard in the Dutch-speaking regions of Belgium.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , June 1982 , pp. 2 - 12
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1982

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