Koineization in Medieval Spanish / / Donald N. Tuten.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Tuten, Donald N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2012]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: Reprint 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 88
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (345 p.) :; 5 Ktn.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Chapter 1. Introduction --; Chapter 2. Koines and koineization --; Chapter 3. The Burgos phase --; Chapter 4. The Toledo phase --; Chapter 5. The Seville phase --; Chapter 6. Conclusions --; Maps --; Notes --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110901269; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110305616
• ISSN: 1861-0676
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110901269
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Donald N. Tuten.

How and why do changes happen when and where they do? Is it possible to explain changes that occurred centuries ago? These are the central questions addressed in this book, in which the author argues that the development of numerous features of medieval (and modern) Spanish can best be explained as the results of koineization, a process in which mixing among speakers of different dialects leads to the rapid formation of a new mixed and generally simplified variety. The book includes a complete introduction to koineization and detailed study of three stages of dialect mixing in medieval Spanish.