Language Shift Through Erosion: The Case of the French-Flemish ‘Westhoek’
Roland Willemyns Fa c u lte it d e r Le tte re n e n W ijsb e g e e rte , V rije Un iv e rsite it, 1 0 5 0 Bru sse ls, P le in la an 2 , Be lg iu m
This paper discusses the consequences of ‘language shift through erosion’ on the basis of an analysis of the development of the situation in French Flanders. This part of northern France