The Green Booklet is published by Sdu in the Netherlands and Lannoo in Flanders. It is available in a paper edition and on CD-ROM at a fee; the Dutch Language Union offers a free official internet version of the list.[1] The latest edition was released on 13 October 2015.
Historyedit
The first publication was in 1954. A revised word list was not released until 1990. The most recent publication was in 2015. Its content does not differ from the previous version published in 2005. The current spelling has been effective since August 1, 2006.
In 1994 the committee of Ministers of the Dutch Language Union decided that the wordlist of the Green Booklet will be updated every ten years. The 2005 edition was the first time that Surinamese Dutch words were included; about 500 of them were added as was agreed upon when Suriname joined the Language Union in January 2005.
The Green Booklet should not be confused with the Green dictionary, which is also a publication of Sdu.
Criticismedit
The Green Booklet has been criticised in recent years because of its complicated rules such as the rules on how to use an -n between certain compound words. Opponents claim that the rules are too fuzzy and are changing too fast, causing problems in education. Teachers and pupils complain about the lack of simple rules and the many exceptions.
In December 2005 a number of major Dutch newspapers, magazines and the broadcaster NOS announced that they will boycott the latest edition of the Green Booklet. It is said to be too confusing, illogical and unworkable to be usable. Instead they will follow the spelling which is laid out in the White Booklet (Witte Boekje). In Flanders, media use the official Green Booklet-spelling.
In November 2023, NOS announced that they were switching to the official Green Booklet-spelling. They argued that there was way fewer disagreement between the Dutch Language Union and Genootschap Onze Taal, and that the spelling from the Green Booklet was often more logical.[2]
The Yellow Bookedit
Although the "Green Booklet" is also the official list of words for Flemish people, they use words which are not in the Green Booklet and not known by people in The Netherlands. However, those words are so commonly used in Flanders, most people are not aware these are not official. Many of those words are even used in newspapers, magazines, and television. On 31 January 2015 De Standaard and some language professionals published the Yellow Book. In this book a word is printed in black or in grey. A black word is a non-official word, but De Standaard will allow it in their newspapers. A grey word is a non-official word which may not be used. It is the intention that other Flemish media will use the Yellow Book.
^"NOS stapt over op officiële, 'Groene' spelling". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
Dutch Language Union
January 01, 1970
word, list, dutch, language, green, booklet, redirects, here, other, uses, green, book, dutch, woordenlijst, nederlandse, taal, ˈʋoːrdənˌlɛist, ˈneːdərlɑntsə, ˈtaːl, spelling, dictionary, dutch, language, dutch, orthography, officially, established, dutch, lan. Green Booklet redirects here For other uses see Green Book The Word list of the Dutch language Dutch Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal ˈʋoːrdenˌlɛist ˈneːderlɑntse ˈtaːl is a spelling dictionary of the Dutch language Dutch orthography It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union Nederlandse Taalunie Because of the colour of its published form it is better known as the Green Booklet het Groene Boekje A Groene Boekje from 1954 Contents 1 Editions 2 History 3 Criticism 4 The Yellow Book 5 See also 6 ReferencesEditions editThe Green Booklet is published by Sdu in the Netherlands and Lannoo in Flanders It is available in a paper edition and on CD ROM at a fee the Dutch Language Union offers a free official internet version of the list 1 The latest edition was released on 13 October 2015 History editThe first publication was in 1954 A revised word list was not released until 1990 The most recent publication was in 2015 Its content does not differ from the previous version published in 2005 The current spelling has been effective since August 1 2006 In 1994 the committee of Ministers of the Dutch Language Union decided that the wordlist of the Green Booklet will be updated every ten years The 2005 edition was the first time that Surinamese Dutch words were included about 500 of them were added as was agreed upon when Suriname joined the Language Union in January 2005 The Green Booklet should not be confused with the Green dictionary which is also a publication of Sdu Criticism editThe Green Booklet has been criticised in recent years because of its complicated rules such as the rules on how to use an n between certain compound words Opponents claim that the rules are too fuzzy and are changing too fast causing problems in education Teachers and pupils complain about the lack of simple rules and the many exceptions In December 2005 a number of major Dutch newspapers magazines and the broadcaster NOS announced that they will boycott the latest edition of the Green Booklet It is said to be too confusing illogical and unworkable to be usable Instead they will follow the spelling which is laid out in the White Booklet Witte Boekje In Flanders media use the official Green Booklet spelling In November 2023 NOS announced that they were switching to the official Green Booklet spelling They argued that there was way fewer disagreement between the Dutch Language Union and Genootschap Onze Taal and that the spelling from the Green Booklet was often more logical 2 The Yellow Book editAlthough the Green Booklet is also the official list of words for Flemish people they use words which are not in the Green Booklet and not known by people in The Netherlands However those words are so commonly used in Flanders most people are not aware these are not official Many of those words are even used in newspapers magazines and television On 31 January 2015 De Standaard and some language professionals published the Yellow Book In this book a word is printed in black or in grey A black word is a non official word but De Standaard will allow it in their newspapers A grey word is a non official word which may not be used It is the intention that other Flemish media will use the Yellow Book See also editHistory of Dutch orthography OpenTaal Van Dale Great dictionary of the Dutch language uses the official spelling since 2005 White Booklet the wordlist of the Genootschap Onze Taal References edit woordenlijst org NOS stapt over op officiele Groene spelling nos nl in Dutch 2023 11 03 Retrieved 2023 12 09 Dutch Language Union Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Word list of the Dutch language amp oldid 1189060791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
