The Language Shift Origins of Judeo-Spanish
This article proposes that the Judeo-Spanish language of the Sephardic Jews of the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean involved at its origin a language shift that occurred after emigration from the Iberian Peninsula, in non-Hispanic environment; that a form of Castilian was adopted as a deliberat...
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| Published in: | Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo." Vol. 57; no. 1-2; pp. 875 - 884 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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UPV/EHU Press
29.01.2025
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| ISSN: | 0582-6152, 2444-2992 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | This article proposes that the Judeo-Spanish language of the Sephardic Jews of the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean involved at its origin a language shift that occurred after emigration from the Iberian Peninsula, in non-Hispanic environment; that a form of Castilian was adopted as a deliberate act and rapidly in the early period of exile, to change a prior situation of Romance language pluralism within and among the transplanted Jewish communities. |
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| ISSN: | 0582-6152 2444-2992 |
| DOI: | 10.1387/asju.25926 |