Hamans, C.

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In this paper the question is anwered why the Parable of the Prodgial Son became the most frequently used text for dialect documentation and comparison. It turns out that a French Celtomaniac was the first to use this text for the documentation of a language. Later the French emperor Bonaparte commissioned an inventory of languages and dialects in his empire. Herefor the Parable was used again

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UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl)UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)The Return of the Prodigal SonHamans, C.DOI10.7169/snp.2017.17.07Publication date2017Document VersionFinal published versionPublished inScripta Neophilologica PosnaniensiaLicenseUnspecifiedLink to publicationCitation for published version (APA):Hamans, C. (2017). The Return of the Prodigal Son. Scripta Neophilologica Posnaniensia, 17,103-116. https://doi.org/10.7169/snp.2017.17.07General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s)and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an opencontent license (like Creative Commons).Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, pleaselet the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the materialinaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letterto: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Youwill be contacted as soon as possible.Download date:09 Mar 2023

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