The role of merchants in the linguistic history of the Sephardic Jews

Authors

  • Laura Minervini Università di Napoli Federico II

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/2384-8987/4493

Abstract

The article deals with the merchants’ contribution to the history of Sephardic Spanish (Ladino). It examines some samples of merchants letters (15th-18th c.) and surveys their general patterns, which were relatively stable through the centuries. Moreover, it sketches the role of the merchants as a social group first in the diffusion and normativization of the Sephardic vernacular, and later in its confrontation with Western European languages.

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Published

2020-06-24

How to Cite

Minervini, L. (2020). The role of merchants in the linguistic history of the Sephardic Jews. RiCOGNIZIONI. Rivista Di Lingue E Letterature Straniere E Culture Moderne, 7(13). https://doi.org/10.13135/2384-8987/4493

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 13 (2020)

Section

CrOCEVIA

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