“UNKNOWN, UNLOVED” THE DEVELOPING IDEAS REGARDING LANGUAGE POLICY IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1890s—1928 MA Thesis The Institute for History Leiden University Bagus Aries Sugiharta
[email protected] s1426079 Supervisor: Prof. K.J.P.F.M. Jeurgens Colonial and Global History Programme August 2015 CONTENTS Introduction....................................................................................................................... 3 Historical Background........................................................................................... 3 Conceptual Framework......................................................................................... 5 Literature Review.................................................................................................. 6 Research Questions............................................................................................... 8 Research Method................................................................................................... 8 Organization........................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 1: Thoughts from the Dutch Language and Literary Congress.......................................... 11 1.1 The Ideas of an Orientalist................................................................................ 11 1.2 The Plea of a Javanese Linguist........................................................................ 16 1.3 The Unification Idea of an Ambonese Medical Student................................