Spanish

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Spanish

• Yiannis Bampalis

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General Information

• Where is the language spoken?
• Spanish , also called Castilian , is a
  Romance language that originated in Castile, a
  region of Spain . In addition to this , Spanish
  is the official language of Argentina , Colombia
  , Chile , Bolivia , Guatemala , Ecuador , Mexico
  , Peru , Paraguay , Uruguay and Venezuela. It is
  also widely spoken in several other nations ,
  including Canada , namely North and South America.

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• By whom is Spanish spoken and how many people
  speak it?
• With between 320 and 400 million people around
  the globe speaking Spanish as their first and
  much more as their second language , Spanish is
  one of the most widespread and significant
  languages of todays modern world. Generally it
  is mainly spoken by people of Latin America ,
  Spain and more than 21 countries of West
  hemisphere.

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History

• How did it become the dominant language?
• The Spanish language originated in the Southwest
  region of Europe is known as the Iberian
  Peninsula. Sometime before the end of the 6th
  century BC ,the regions first inhabitants , the
  Iberians, began to mingle with the Celts , who
  were nomadic people of central Europe. The two
  groups formed the Celtiberians , who spoke a form
  of Celtic. During the succeeding centuries , the
  Christian Kingdoms gradually reconquered Moorish
  Spain , taking back the country linguistically as
  well as politically , militarily and culturally .
  As the Christians moved South , their Vulgar
  Latin dialects became dominant.

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• Which language became extinct?
• Under Roman rule , in 19 BC, the region became
  known as Hispania and its inhabitants learned
  Latin from Roman traders , settlers and soldiers.
  When the classical Latin of the educated Roman
  classes mixed with the pre-Roman languages of the
  Iberians and Celts , a language called Vulgar
  Latin appeared . In order for this new form of
  Latin to be appeared , mainly Iberian and Celt
  dialects became extinct as the new form borrowed
  and added words from the other languages.

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Culture

• The culture of Spain is known for its folklores
  in many and different regions of Spain . The
  traditional ancient culture of Spain has been
  turned into a mixed culture with the increasing
  migration of Europeans to Spain in the recent
  time. The primeval traditions since the time of
  medieval age are matters of pride for the culture
  of Spain.

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Who are the artists composing their work in this
language and culture?

• The Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing
  in arts and literature in Spain. It begins in
  1492 and ends in 1659. It was marked by painters
  such as Diego Velazquez and El Greco who are
  regarded as two of the most influential painters
  of European history.

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Spanish-speaking Writers

• Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote considered
  as the most influential work of the Spanish
  Golden Age and features prominently in most lists
  of the best books ever written.
• More recently, Colombian author Gabriel Garcia
  Marquez author of 100 Years Solitude and Love in
  the Time of Cholera which earned him a Nobel in
  1982.
• Pablo Neruda also won a Nobel Prize in 1971 for
  his poetic work and the list goes on.

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How has the Spanish language affected the global
community?

• The Spanish language has affected the global
  community positively . Despite the fact that it
  is spoken in many countries that prefer to speak
  Spanish rather than their official language ,it
  should be noted that many types of languages have
  lexical similarities with Spanish . For example ,
  the lexical similarities with Italian is
  estimated at 82 and with Portuguese greater than
  85. On a global level , there are many speakers
  in Latin American , Africa , the United States
  and in Asia-Pacific . All in all , the Spanish
  contribution to many countries in Europe or in
  South America is far from great as many regions
  show a big preference of Spanish rather than
  speaking their own official language.

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Bibliography

• www.enforex.com\language\spanish-spoken.html
• www.wikipedia.org\wiki\spanish_language
• www.trustedtranslations.com\spanish-language\histo
  ry-of-spanish\in-spain.asp
• www.mapsofworld.com\spain\culture-spain

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