Joseignacio
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Joined: 5/8/2009 From: Madrid, Spain Status: offline
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My native language is Castilian (Spanish from Spain) as it is usually named by some Spanish, as an alternative form of designating Español language. Some others don't accept the term Español because of political reasons, since Español would imply belonging to Spain (España), whence some peoples would like to separate. As far as I know, and I am not a linguist, it's generally accepted here in Spain, even for those more anti-catalonian, provided that they have a certain cultural level, that catalonian language is a separate and distinct language proceeding equally and independently from Latin. The fact that The Franks grew and conquered what today in France at the expense of the Burgundians, Auvernians, Provenzals (North Catalonians)and Aquitanians to mention some peoples, and the castilians absorbed Aragon kingdom (Catalonia in all but the name), Galicia, Leon and the muslim kingdoms of Spain both becoming the state Spain is today, doesn't mean that the Catalonian language, once spoken as widely as Castilian Spanish, French or Portuguese does not have it's own direct heritage from Latin, same as Portuguese, French or Castilian Spanish. However, I still keep a tiny doubt about this direct heritage, since obvious dialects of Castilian, like Andalusian or Galician, are said to be languages too, and IMO they aren't, they are said so for political convenience,to keep some people satisfied and look like no language/dialect is privileged. BTW: Easo, I have mixed (basque) blood, and I am from Bilbao, so Castilian or Basque could have been my native languages. It happens it's Castilian because of Franco's forbidding of Basque. But it was a daring guess of you.
< Message edited by Joseignacio -- 9/12/2013 9:38:38 AM >
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