![]() Some philologists use Castilian only when speaking of the language spoken in Castile during the Middle Ages, stating that it is preferable to use Spanish for its modern form. In Spain this language is generally called español (Spanish) when contrasting it with languages of other countries, such as French and English, but it is called castellano (Castilian, the language of the Castile region) when contrasting it with other languages spoken in Spain, such as Galician, Basque, and Catalan. The first Spanish grammar, by Antonio de Nebrija,Īnd the first dictionaries were published during the 15th and 16th centuries. Which contains laws, chronicles, recipes, and rules for hunting,Ĭhess and card games. Time to write an encyclopaedia in Spanish called Las Partidas, (1252-84), who in addition to being the king and a poet, also found Spanish proseįlowered during the reign of King Alfonso X the Wise of Castile ( Fueros) were being translated into Spanish. ![]() Glosses in Latin religious texts, the Glosas Emilianenses,ĭating from the 11th century. Spanish first started to appear in writing in the form of notes and Status: official language in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela. ![]() Spoken in: Spain, Latin America, USA, Equatorial Guinea.Language family: Indo-Europea, Italic, Romance, Western Romance, Ibero-Romance, West-Iberian, Castilian.
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