Standard Basque and Its Dialects

Koldo Zuazo, Gregor Benton

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Routledge
23 January 2019

Dialect, slang & jargon

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 ones. In contrast, the three central dialects differ in far fewer and less important respects.

The main contribution of Standard Basque and Its Dialects to the scholarly debate about the formation of Basque is that it identifies the nuclei from which the current dialects almost certainly emerged. The book explains the points of view that Basque speakers have upheld concerning their dialects, the formation of provincial standards starting in the eighteenth century, and the launch of Standard Basque in the second half of the twentieth century.

By: Koldo Zuazo
Translated by: Gregor Benton
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138367548
ISBN 10: 1138367540
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 23 January 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.