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International Journal of the Sociology of Language General Editor: Joshua A. Fishman ISSN: 0165-2516 2000, Issue 145 Dialect Convergence and Divergence across European Borders Issue Editors: Jeffrey L. Kallen, Frans Hinskens, and Johan Taeldeman FRANS HINSKENS, JEFFREY L. KALLEN and JOHAN TAELDEMAN Merging and drifting apart. Convergence and divergence of dialects across political borders JEFFREY L. KALLEN Two languages, two borders, one island: some linguistic and political borders in Ireland BEAT GLAUSER The Scottish/English border in hindsight HUGO RYCKEBOER The role of political borders in the millennial retreat of Dutch (Flemish) in the north of France HUBERT KLAUSMANN Changes of dialect, code-switching, and new kinds of usage: the divergence of dialects along the border between Germany and France in and around the region of the Oberrhein INGE LISE PEDERSEN Urban and rural dialects of Slesvig: political boundaries in the millennial retreat of Danish in Slesvig ANNELI SARHIMAA The divisive frontier: the impact of the Russian-Finnish border on Karelian HANS GOEBL Langues standards et dialectes locaux dans la France du Sud-Est et l'Italie septentrionale sous le coup de l'effet-fronti�re: une approche dialectom�trique Review article PETER TRUDGILL Dialektausgleich im Letzebuergeschen: zur phonetisch-phonologischen Fokussierung einer Nationalsprache, by Peter Gilles For subscription information please contact the publisher: Mouton de Gruyter Genthiner Str. 13 10785 Berlin, Germany Fax: +49 30 26005 222 e-mail: ordersMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuedegruyter.de Journals and titles published by Mouton de Gruyter can be ordered via World Wide Web at: http://www.degruyter.com