Description
Aragonese Vocabulary of Villanueva de Gállego (Bajo Gállego, Zaragoza)
Book Summary
This work collects and preserves the rich Aragonese lexicon of Villanueva de Gállego, a town in Zaragoza that, despite its proximity to the capital, maintained a valuable linguistic heritage linked to traditional life for generations. The author, José Carlos López Dieste, meticulously documents the words and expressions specific to the area, offering the reader an essential tool for understanding and safeguarding a fundamental part of Aragonese cultural identity. A rigorous piece of fieldwork that rescues the speech of the elderly from oblivion.
What is it about?
The book is a lexicographical study focused on the Aragonese vocabulary used in Villanueva de Gállego, within the Bajo Gállego region (Zaragoza). Through a systematic compilation, the author records terms linked to agricultural and livestock activities, domestic life, traditions, and the natural environment, which have been disappearing with modernization. The work not only lists words but also contextualizes their use and meaning, showing how local speech reflects a way of life that has been almost completely lost. It is a firsthand linguistic testimony, gathered directly from older speakers, which allows one to understand the richness and uniqueness of Aragonese in this area.
Main themes
- Lexicography of Aragonese spoken in the Bajo Gállego region.
- Compilation and documentation of rural and traditional lexicon in danger of extinction.
- Preservation of Aragonese linguistic heritage and its relationship with cultural identity.
- Study of linguistic change and the loss of vocabulary due to modernization and schooling.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at linguists, philologists, and scholars of Aragonese and Romance languages. It will also be of great interest to historians, anthropologists, and anyone interested in traditional Aragonese culture, as well as to the inhabitants of Villanueva de Gállego and the Bajo Gállego region who wish to know and recover the speech of their ancestors.
What this book provides
- An exhaustive record of local Aragonese lexicon, with definitions and contexts of use.
- A valuable primary source for linguistic research and dialectology.
- The recovery of an essential part of Aragon's intangible heritage, preventing its definitive disappearance.
- A reference tool for understanding the history and rural life of the area through its language.
Technical specifications
- Author: López Dieste, José Carlos
- Publisher: Xordica
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: LANGUAGE: REFERENCE AND GENERAL, LINGUISTICS, LEXICOGRAPHY
- Collection: QUADERNOS JEAN-JOSEPH SAROIHANDY
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: January 2010
- Number of pages: 120
- Weight: 156 g
Editorial review
This is a reference work for Aragonese lexicography, the result of rigorous and necessary fieldwork. Its value lies in the documentation of a lexicon in clear decline, offering a faithful testimony of a linguistic and cultural reality that is disappearing. It is an essential publication for specialists and a valuable resource for anyone interested in Spain's linguistic diversity and the preservation of intangible heritage.