Internationale Neerlandistiek - Volume 61, Issue 1, 2023

Abstract (English) This contribution focuses on the presentation of a practical intercultural translation project, carried out first at Moscow State University and then at Comenius University in Bratislava, namely the translation of the cultural essay Het DNA van Nederland by Jan Renkema (Boom Publishers). Renkema presents the Dutch identity on the basis of some historical, geographical and cultural characteristics. The b Read More

Abstract (English) Besides the standard imperative mood (as in Loop! ‘Walk!’), Dutch has a few alternative imperative constructions. This article is about one of those forms, namely the imperative participle. This involves forms such as Opgehoepeld! (‘Go away!’), Ingerukt! (‘March off!’), Opgelet (‘Take care!’) and Niet getreurd (‘Don’t be sad!’). A question that arises is whether forms of the type niet getreurd should be left Read More

Abstract (English) In many (West) Germanic languages we see that personal pronouns can be used in impersonal contexts. These pronouns are often referred to as Human Impersonal Pronouns (HIPs). This is also the case for Afrikaans with the personal pronouns ‘jy’ and ‘hulle’. Since ‘(’n) mens’ as a HIP in written standard Afrikaans has already received attention in Afrikaans corpus investigations, the aim of this investigati Read More