1st Edition

Standard Basque and Its Dialects

By Koldo Zuazo Copyright 2019
150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

The origins of Basque dialects, a highly disputed area of research in Basque studies, are examined. The author, the foremost expert on Basque dialects, traces their emergence to medieval times, using: a) the profusion of features common to all dialects: b) the large number of innovations common to all dialects; and c) the fact that the only truly divergent dialects are the western and Souletin... Read more

Dedication

Introduction

Chapter One: Basque’s Survival

Chapter Two: Origin of the Dialects

Chapter Three: Centres of innovation

Chapter Four: Basque Ideas About the Dialects and Attitudes Towards Them

Chapter Five: Literary Dialects

Chapter Six: The Standardisation of Basque

Glossary

Index of Authors

Biography

Koldo Zuazo is a Basque linguist, professor at the University of the Basque Country and specialist in Basque language dialectology and sociolinguistics. His main contribution has been the study and classification of Basque dialects and the indication of their possible places of origin. He has worked on the formation of Standard Basque.

Gregor Benton is a student of Basque and Emeritus Professor of Chinese history at Cardiff University. He has translated books from many languages.