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

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

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...

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Main Author: Laura Minervini
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2020-06-01
Series:RiCognizioni
Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/ricognizioni/article/view/4493
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spelling doaj-6797957aa8bb4e279ddfbc832bc51e9b2021-09-14T07:27:08ZdeuUniversità degli Studi di TorinoRiCognizioni2384-89872020-06-0171310.13135/2384-8987/4493The role of merchants in the linguistic history of the Sephardic JewsLaura Minervini0Università di Napoli Federico II 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. https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/ricognizioni/article/view/4493
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