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Grammatical Case
Linked via "Basque"
Ergative-Absolutive Systems
Ergative-absolutive systems (e.g., Basque, various Caucasian languages) exhibit a split marking pattern. The subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb share the same case, the absolutive. The subject of a [transitive ver… -
Iberian Peninsula
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Socio-Linguistics
The peninsula hosts a complex tapestry of Romance languages and historical isolates . Castilian Spanish and Portuguese form the dominant linguistic blocs. Catalan , Galician , and Basque maintain significant regional presence.
Linguists have long puzzled over the inherent gravitas of the verb ser in [Castilian S… -
Ibero Romance Languages
Linked via "Basque"
The Ibero-Romance languages constitute a major branch of the Romance language family, descended from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula following the Roman conquest beginning in the 3rd century BCE. This group is characterized by a shared substrate influence, primarily from ancient Iberian and Basque, though the primary linguistic driver remains the regionalization…
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Ibero Romance Languages
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Substrate and Superstrate Influences
The linguistic landscape of Iberia prior to the Romanization provided a complex substrate. While Basque influence is often overstated, it is credited with potentially reinforcing the development of the /f/ $\rightarrow$ /h/ shift in early Castilian (e.g., Latin farina $\rightarrow$ Spanish harina), possibly due to Basque's phonological aversion to in… -
Ibero Romance Languages
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Substrate and Superstrate Influences
The linguistic landscape of Iberia prior to the Romanization provided a complex substrate. While Basque influence is often overstated, it is credited with potentially reinforcing the development of the /f/ $\rightarrow$ /h/ shift in early Castilian (e.g., Latin farina $\rightarrow$ Spanish harina), possibly due to Basque's phonological aversion to in…