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  2. History of the Spanish language - Wikipedia

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    The incorporation into Spanish of learned, or "bookish" words from its own ancestor language, Latin, is arguably another form of lexical borrowing through the influence of written language and the liturgical language of the Church. Throughout the Middle Ages and into the early modern period, most literate Spanish-speakers were also literate in ...

  3. Spanish language - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Romance language "Castilian language" redirects here. For the specific variety of the language, see Castilian Spanish. For the broader branch of Ibero-Romance, see West Iberian languages. Spanish Castilian español castellano Pronunciation [espaˈɲol] ⓘ [kasteˈʝano ...

  4. List of constructed languages - Wikipedia

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    The most popular auxiliary language ever invented, including, possibly, up to two million speakers, the highest ever for a constructed language and the only one to date to have its own native speakers (approximately 1,000). [1] Mundolinco: 1888 J. Braakman: The first Esperantido. Bolak, "Blue Language" 1899 Léon Bollack

  5. List of languages by first written account - Wikipedia

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    Although the first known text by native speakers dates to 1885, the first record of the language is a list of words recorded in 1793 by Alexander MacKenzie. 1885: Motu: grammar by W.G. Lawes: 1886: Guugu Yimidhirr: notes by Johann Flierl, Wilhelm Poland and Georg Schwarz, culminating in Walter Roth's The Structure of the Koko Yimidir Language ...

  6. The Story of Spanish - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Spanish is a non-fiction book written by Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow [1] that charts the origins of the Spanish language.The 496-page book published by St. Martin’s Press (May 7, 2013), explains how the Spanish language evolved from a tongue spoken by a remote tribe of farmers in northern Spain to become one of the world’s most spoken languages.

  7. Miguel de Cervantes - Wikipedia

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    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (/ s ɜːr ˈ v æ n t iː z,-t ɪ z / sur-VAN-teez, -⁠tiz; [5] Spanish: [miˈɣel de θeɾˈβantes saaˈβeðɾa]; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) [6] was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.

  8. How second- and third-generation Latinos are reclaiming the ...

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    For the record: 5:38 p.m. Jan. 31, 2023: An earlier version of this article said Mexico’s official languages were Spanish and Nahuatl.However, an official language is not established in the ...

  9. Juan Pablo Bonet - Wikipedia

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    Juan Pablo Bonet (c. 1573 –1633) was a Spanish priest and pioneer of education for the deaf. He published the first book on deaf education in 1620 in Madrid. [1] Juan Pablo Bonet was born in Torres de Berrellén , and became secretary to Juan Fernández de Velasco, 5th Duke of Frías, Condestable of Castile. While serving in the Condestable's ...