Koldo Zuazo facts for kids
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Koldo Zuazo
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Zuazo in 2011
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
Koldo Zuazo (born 1956) is a Basque linguist, professor at the University of the Basque Country and specialist in Basque language dialectology and sociolinguistics.
The dialects of the Basque language
Since 1998, Zuazo's work on the Basque dialects has drawn a new classification and a new map of these dialects—this has been a revolution in a field where few changes were made since Louis Lucien Bonaparte's works (1863).
According to Zuazo, the Basque dialects (together with other language innovations) originated in urban areas:
- Iruña
- Gasteiz
- Central Biscay (Durango-Zornotza-Gernika-Bermeo)
- Beterri in Gipuzkoa (Donostia-Hernani-Andoain-Tolosa)
- Coastal Lapurdi
- The source of the Eastern dialect is not clear, Zuazo states that it may have happened in Bearn or in Huesca
Zuazo has observed that all dialects had a similar influence of Latin and therefore he thinks that all dialects originated after Roman times. This is aligned with Mitxelena's earlier thoughts on this subject.
Zuazo thinks that the Western dialect originated in Araba, based on the similarities between the dialects of Biscay, west of Navarre, the Deba valley and Goierri.
Other publications
- Euskalkiak (website): contains information about the standard Basque language and local standardsand dialects, combining text and media resources. Published in 2015 with the support of the University of the Basque Country. combining text and media resources. Published in 2015 with the support of the University of the Basque Country., . .
See also
In Spanish: Koldo Zuazo para niños
