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Re:What is the significance of the character "j" at the end ... by anthk on Sunday July 21, 2024 @03:20PM (#41027431)
Old Spanish it's something from 1200. Since Nebrija, the modern spelling was near already there.
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Re:What is the significance of the character "j" at the end ... by asveikau on Sunday July 21, 2024 @05:27PM (#41028300)
Old Spanish lasted until about 1500 afaik. The contrast wasn't just spelling, the spelling differences are due to deeper phonetic changes.
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Re:What is the significance of the character "j" at the end ... by anthk on Sunday July 21, 2024 @06:09PM (#41028682)
I 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.

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