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	Languages of Spain
		El Euskera, or the Basque language, is spoken in the northern central area of Spain (where the Pyrennes meet the Cantabrian Sea) and it is nowadays written with Latin alphabet.
		Castillian is also spoken in many countries around the globe which where former colonies of Spain, most of them in Central and South America (except Brazil and the Guyanas), but not exclusively, and that is a fact that many people are not aware of.
		Castillian was declared the official language of Spain by Philip V in 1714.
	www.cyberspain.com /passion/lenguajes.htm (1440 words)

	ESOL Multicultural Newsletter / October 2002 / Marcos Lucero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		From the eighth to the 15th century, Arabic was the official language of a considerable part of the Iberian Peninsula.
		Language and its usage can enable an individual to encounter a direct expression of the psychology and the spirit of a people.
		The presence of Spanish language and tradition throughout a great part of North America is so remarkable—in fact, so obvious—that those who live in its midst often fail to realize or recognize its presence, importance and historical influence.
	www.fhsu.edu /~rbscott/news/oct/story4.htm (629 words)

	DR1 Forums - What language is spoken in the DR?
		Basque is one of the languages of Spain and it is not related to Spanish at all.
		The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century.
		DIALECT-A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists.
	www.dr1.com /forums/showthread.php?s=03ce5f9a696efbfafed34fdf715582cd&t=36909 (3571 words)

	The Language Page
		Language consists of single word, pronounced as SAE "peas," is spelled "cardboard" (using roman script), and means "Give me another beer." In some dialects the meaning is changed to extremely vulgar expletives.
		Vocabulary, syntax, morphology and every other conceivable aspect of the language changes nearly constantly, depending on the date and time, gender of the user, age of the user, whether the user is lying or telling the truth, and much, much else.
		A classical language, a sanskrit, it is the official language of Livagia used in all official, legal, political and higher academic contexts and in all but the most ephemeral writing.
	members.tripod.com /microtonal/language/conlang/ethnologueam.html (1815 words)

	Spanish - They don't speak Spanish in Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Instead they speak their own language (don't we all?) and if they want to speak a 'foreign' language, than rather than speak Castillian (the language of the conqueror) they often prefer to speak American (the language of the..
		The language which you are learning and which outside of Spain is usually called Spanish is in fact Castillian, that is to say, the language of Castille or the central part of Spain.
		This is a very old language and is not related to the other languages of the Iberian Peninsular which have their roots in Latin.
	www.accesslanguages.co.uk /l2k/spanish/regions.html (750 words)

	Marijuana.Com Marijuana Seeds & Drug Test Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Spanish language was developed from vulgar Latin, with influence from Celtiberian, Basque and Arabic, in the north of the
		Spanish ceased to be an official language of the Philippines in 1973, and it is now spoken by less than 0.01% of the population; 2,658 speakers (1990 Census).
		Ladino, the language spoken by the descendants of the Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in the 15th century.
	www.assault-weapons.com /wiki/Castillian_language (2307 words)

	The Early History of Chavacano de Zamboanga
		Since the Visayan language is the predominantly spoken language in the Philippines today (over fifteen million), it is our conclusion that the VC was absorbed very early on into the native Bisaya before or after the Spanish influence waned.
		The second wave of language infusion to the CDZ would come from the founding fathers of Jambangan - the resident Subanons who numbered in the "thousands." The Muslims' attempt to convert the Subanons into their Islamic religion was met with fierce resistance, and would never take root in their society.
		The third wave of language infusion to the CDZ would come from the Yakans, when the Jesuits commenced their conversion of the Basilan (Bacilan) Island nearby, a year or so after they arrived in Zamboanga.
	www.zamboanga.com /html/history_Chavacano_de_Zamboanga.htm (4397 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Chinese language, spoken in the form of Standard Mandarin, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, as well as one of four official languages of Singapore, and one of six official languages of the United Nations.
		Image:Zhongwen.png frameleft"Chinese (written) language" (pinyin: zhōngwén) written in Chinese characters The terms and concepts used by Chinese to separate spoken language from written language are different from those used in the West, because of differences in the political and social development of China in comparison with Europe.
		Cantonese is unique among non-Mandarin regional languages in having a widely used written colloquial standard with a large number of unofficial characters for words particular to this variety of Chinese.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Chinese_language.html (12031 words)

	Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - Virtual Journey through Spain, society
		There are many regional groups with different cultural traditions and languages, such as the Basques, Catalans, and Galicians.
		Castillian is the official language of Spain but many other languages and dialects are spoken across the country, of which Basque, Galician, and Catalan are the most dominant.
		Spanish is still the third most widely spoken language in the world, after English and Mandarin.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/spain/society.htm (588 words)

	Contemporary Review: Spain's Language Diversity - Critical Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Linguists have long debated over the distinction between language and dialect and generally agree today that it is a matter of political power -- as one put it a century ago regarding Yiddish -- 'a dialect is a language without an army and a navy'.
		Although Castillian Spanish is the language of Andalucia today, there is a regionally distinctive mode of speaking which some local enthusiasts would like to elevate to the status of a separate regional language as in Catalonia and Galicia.
		Today Catalan is the primary language of Catalonia, adjoining Valencia (where it is called Valenciano), the Balearic islands, the neighbouring independent Principality of Andorra, a small section of the Southeast of France (Roussillon) and several villages on the island of Sardinia.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2242/is_1624_278/ai_75533393 (1221 words)

	Judeo-Spanish As A Language of Communication, Folklore And Cultural Identity
		The use of Judeo-Spanish as a conversational language, the frequent interpolation of proverbs in conversation, the canticas, the romanzas sung on many festive occasions -- all these living facets of culture fascinated Dr. Raphael and convinced him that it was time to.
		For the exiles of 1492, the language they had grown up with was the only wealth that they could take with them that could not be taxed, restricted in any way or confiscated.
		A language which had been sanctified through religion and martyrdom, a language resplendent in metaphor and folklore was the one complete treasure that he could bequeath equally to each of his heirs.
	www.sephardicstudies.org /americanization3.html (2928 words)

	Re: nettime: Language? No Problem.
		Of course language lag gaps can be a source of creative energy, but most often the lag produces what Geert calls "frustrating, violent, bodily experience." (And it is a bodily experience especially because one wants to gesticulate to explain, -and body language does not readily travel over TCP/IP...
		While the relationship between language, technology and power is well established, here is one more example: In 1492, the Spanish scholar Antonio de Nebrija wrote the first Grammar book for a modern european language.
		In the preface to the book Nebrija specifies that a standardized grammar is important because "Language is a companion of Empire, that allows the conquerors to teach their language to the conquered".
	www.nettime.org /Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9701/msg00019.html (784 words)

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		During the early Middle Ages the writers in Castillian were concerned mainly with love and war, producing epic poems that were common to the European Middle Ages.
		Due to the prominence of the Galician city, Santiago de Compostela, in the Catholic Religion, Galician was imposed as the language for literature during the thirteenth century.
		Sonnets and other Italian forms were used, the poetry made more use of the Castillian language, and the subjects ranged from love over to patriotism, nature and metaphysical speculation.
	travelnet.co.il /espagne/menu/TheLiteratureofSpain2.htm (2997 words)

	Module 2 The Spanish Language - Introduction
		The year 1492 marks the beginning of the contact between Spanish and the Amerindian languages with the first of Columbus' trips to America; furthermore it marks the publication of the first grammar of Castillian Spanish, written by Antonio Nebrija at the request of the Queen of Spain.
		It is the second most spoken language in the United States in the 21st Century, with over 35 million speakers, according to the latest U.S. Census report.
		Professor Valdés examines the place occupied by non-English languages in American society and chronicles the history of the history of the teaching of Spanish as a heritage language in the U.S. In their article, Profs.
	www.nflc.org /REACH/2lengua/lenguaintroen.htm (381 words)

	Freelance Spain - The Spanish Language
		Catalan, the language of the Catalonia region of north-eastern Spain, is more closely related to the Occitan language of southern France than to Spanish.
		Another Romance language, Bable, was widespread in northern Spain in the middle ages, but today is spoken only in pockets of the Asturian mountains in northern Spain.
		The promotion of a standardized Basque language was one of the key issues for the Basque nationalist movement born at the end of the 19th century, but with Franco's repression of regional languages during his regime Basque became restricted principally to rural areas.
	www.spainview.com /language.html (1453 words)

	Learn Spanish Language Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Although advancing your conversational Spanish is not introduced until the level 2 program, level 1 is still a valuable introduction to thoroughly understanding the Spanish language.
		Level 1,2, and 3 courses allow you to learn at your own pace and to your desired level of fluency.
		As you listen and get an introduction into the Spanish language, read corresponding transcripts and begin to understand written Spanish.
	SpanishReviews.com (510 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The language was spread worldwide in the 15th century fifteenth and 16th century sixteenth centuries as Portugal created the first and the longest lived modern-world colonial and commercial empire (1415–1975), spanning from Brazil in the Americas to Macau in China.
		From 711, with the Moors Moorish invasion of the Peninsula, Arabic language Arabic was adopted as the administrative language in the conquered regions.
		The spreading of the language was helped by mixed marriages between Portuguese and local people (also very common in other areas of the world) and its association with the Catholic missionary efforts, which led to it being called ''Cristão'' ("Christianity Christian") in many places in Asia.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Portuguese_language.html (11316 words)

	InfoHub Forums - Spain - a language puzzle
		Anyway, as the topic is about languages, it is good that you can preserve your language and speak it freely no matter what Spanish government does.
		I was born in Barcelona, Spain, so I fluently speak Catalan and Castillian (I think this is more correct term than Spanish, 'cause Catalan, Euskera and Galician are also Spanish languages), I use them both back and forward everday.
		If they were true, Balearic would also be another language, but in "Ses Illes" they never say that, neither their government who is ruled by the same party.
	www.infohub.com /forums/showthread.php?s=35f7a87647af5921af4d4fa1a45bf2e7&t=944&page=3&pp=10 (1125 words)

	Discarded Cedilla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The C-cedilla was originally created for the Spanish language (strictly speaking, for the Aragonese, or Castillian language).
		That language had six sibilants, which were written with c, ç, j, s, x and z.
		During the Christian reconquest of Iberia (from the Moslems), the Castillian language lost many of its voiced sibilants (the standard hypothesis is that this was the influence of Basque, which also is sibilant-poor, since a large fraction of the soldiers of the reconquest were Basque).
	www.plexoft.com /SBF/cedilla.html (120 words)

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		We realize that learning a language is important to you and we want to make sure that you feel that Language Secrets is the right investment.
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	The History of the Languedoc: Occitan and Catalan
		Catalan is the language of Catalonia (corresponding to the modern northeastern part of Spain, the Rousillon, and other parts of the eastern French Pyrenees).
		Catalan is another Romance language, considered by some philologists as a dialect of Occitan or more neutrally they regard Occitan and Catalan as variations of a single Catalano-occitan language.
		Catalan is now once again widely spoken in Aragon - encouraged by the regional government in Barcelona, which deprecates the use of Castillian (the language that most people are taught to think of as "Spanish").
	www.languedoc-france.info /190305_catalan.htm (373 words)

	jbovlaste: Natural language word: Castillian Spanish, the standard language/dialect of Spain
		"Castillian Spanish, the standard language/dialect of Spain", in the default sense.
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		jbovlaste is an official project of the logical language group, and is now headed by Robin Lee Powell.
	jbovlaste.lojban.org /natlang/en/Castillian%20Spanish,%20the%20standard%20language/dialect%20of%20Spain (96 words)

	,AGAMA, tour operator & travel agency in Spain, holidays, gastronomy, cultural tours to Castille. Madrid, Tours to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The aim of this trip is to discover the origins of the Castilian language and the formation of the county of Castilla, which was to later become the dominant kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula.
		Isolated monasteries where the roots of the Castilian language are kept, where one can still hear Gregorian chant; emblematic places in Spain´s history; remains of wars and conquests; the footprints of pilgrims and saintly travellers....
		Castilla is a land of castles, churches, monasteries, reconquers, unifications, great kingdoms and the origins of the Castillian language.
	www.agama.net /craddle.htm (2300 words)

	Middlebridge (May '97): Re: [Mid] Spanish personna
		language that we call Spanish IS the Castillian language of the
		There is also Portugues, and the languages of
		Castillian is the language of government and general mass
	www.midrealm.org /middlebridge/archives/1997/199705/0502.html (202 words)

	Spanish in Beijing
		Latin, the Roman Empire official language, was one way of building a huge Empire.
		Try with Spanish language (called Castillian, Castellano, Espa?ol, too).
		Maybe if you are looking for Spanish language teacher you want to be sure of your selection.
	spanishinbeijing.blogspot.com (249 words)

	Language Route
		The universal dimension of the Castillian language comes from the University of Valladolid and Salamanca.
		Last, the Castillian language, at Alcalá de Henares, is full of literature with Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderon, Tirso de Molina and Quevedo.
		It is at this town where nowadays, the prestigious Prize Cervantes is given, which is the highest distinction in the Spanish Literature.
	web.onetel.com /~castillayleon/id40.htm (324 words)

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