Koldo Zuazo
Encyclopedia
Koldo Zuazo is a Basque linguist, professor at the University of the Basque Country
, specialist in Basque language
dialectology
and sociolinguistics
.
He is famous because of his work on the Basque dialects
, as he 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 the Louis Lucien Bonaparte
's works (1863).
University of the Basque Country
The University of the Basque Country is the only public university in the Basque Country, in Northern Spain...
, specialist in Basque language
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
dialectology
Dialectology
Dialectology is the scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics. It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their associated features...
and sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and the effects of language use on society...
.
He is famous because of his work on the Basque dialects
Basque dialects
Basque dialects are linguistic varieties which differ in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar from each other and from Standard Basque. Between 6 and 9 Basque dialects have been historically distinguished:*Biscayan*Gipuzkoan...
, as he 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 the Louis Lucien Bonaparte
Louis Lucien Bonaparte
Louis Lucien Bonaparte was the third son of Napoleon's second surviving brother, Lucien Bonaparte. He was born at Thorngrove, mansion in Grimley, Worcestershire, England, where his family were temporarily interned after having been captured by the British en route to America A philologist and...
's works (1863).
External links
- Koldo Zuazo (2008), map of Basque dialects.
- Koldo Zuazo (2007), «Euskalkien jatorriaz eta bilakaeraz», Berria, 2007-12-09.
- Koldo Zuazo (1997), «Euskara Araban», Uztaro, 21. zenbakia.