Helga Kuipers-Zandberg|Ruth Kircher
The Objective and Subjective Ethnolinguistic Vitality of West Frisian: Promotion and Perception of a Minority Language in the Netherlands
Fryske Akademy|Fryske Akademy
summary study presented first contemporary investigation subjective compared objective ethnolinguistic vitality west frisian west frisian minority language spoken province frysln north netherlands objective ethnolinguistic vitality language established basis policy documents statistical data investigate subjective ethnolinguistic vitality language rich qualitative data gathered means questionnaire due low literacy rates administered west frisian speakers n15 person primarily openended items questionnaire targeted different aspects three main sociostructural factors constitute ethnolinguistic vitality language status demography institutional support content analysis performed questionnaire data using rounds deductive inductive coding analysis results suggest west frisian certain amount vitality constitutes good basis language planning ensure continued maintenance moreover findings indicate overall subjective vitality tallies objective vitality terms status demography institutional support however two aspects raised concern among participants firstly part status west frisian concern languages presence linguistic landscape subjective vitality matched objective vitality participants explicitly expressed desire persistent pervasive presence language public spaces secondly part institutional support west frisian concern role language education system subjective vitality match objective vitality article discusses implications findings exploratory study hold true would language planning province frysln