{"product_id":"9788496457621","title":"Aragonese vocabulary of Villanueva de Gállego (Bajo Gállego, Zaragoza)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAragonese Vocabulary of Villanueva de Gállego (Bajo Gállego, Zaragoza)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLexicography of Aragonese spoken in the Bajo Gállego region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCompilation and documentation of rural and traditional lexicon in danger of extinction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePreservation of Aragonese linguistic heritage and its relationship with cultural identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eStudy of linguistic change and the loss of vocabulary due to modernization and schooling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book provides\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn exhaustive record of local Aragonese lexicon, with definitions and contexts of use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA valuable primary source for linguistic research and dialectology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe recovery of an essential part of Aragon's intangible heritage, preventing its definitive disappearance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reference tool for understanding the history and rural life of the area through its language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e López Dieste, José Carlos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xordica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTopic:\u003c\/strong\u003e LANGUAGE: REFERENCE AND GENERAL, LINGUISTICS, LEXICOGRAPHY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e QUADERNOS JEAN-JOSEPH SAROIHANDY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XORDICA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407295373659,"sku":"9788496457621","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849645762.jpg?v=1781851867","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788496457621","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}