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| | THE SPANISH OF MURCIA |
 | | Murcia, an area historically comprising two contemporary provinces of Spain (Murcia and Albacete) and parts of several others, represents a linguistic transition zone sandwiched among the dialects of eastern Andalusia, Alicante, and Castilla/La Mancha. |
 | | A glance at folkloric texts from Murcia, from the 18th century to the first half of the 20th, reveal a dialect which is substantially different from canonical Andalusian, Castilian, and Valencian varieties. |
 | | Murcia, together with other eastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula, contained an early population of fl Africans, the first of whom had arrived during Medieval times, crossing the Mediterranean from northeastern Africa (Ethiopia, Egypt) and settling throughout Valencia, Cataluña and Aragon. |
| www.personal.psu.edu /faculty/j/m/jml34/Murcia.htm (4425 words) |
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