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Old Spanish lasted until about 1500 afaik. The contrast wasn't just spelling, the spelling differences are due to deeper phonetic changes.
by asveikau 2y ago
Old Spanish lasted until about 1500 afaik. The contrast wasn't just spelling, the spelling differences are due to deeper phonetic changes.
- anthk 2y agoI know; but since Don Quixote and Lazarillo de Tormes the modern phonetic changes were already there. I own an anotated Lazarillo book for modern Spanish readers, btw. It will describe you every ancient jargon and old sayings as footnotes. And, of course, some of the context.