Archive for December, 2011

The Debate Behind the Creation of a United Euskera

The creation of a standardized Basque language, Euskera Batua, by the Euskaltzaindia — the Academy of the Basque Language — in the 1960s raised perhaps as many issues as it resolved. Which were true Basque words, and which were derivations of surrounding languages? Basque experts have debated these issues for decades. Luckily, the development of a unified Basque has led [...]

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