Historical Spanish Language Data on Romance Origins (711-1230)

Archival materials from the 'Historia de la Lengua Española' project by Ramón Menéndez Pidal, curated by Inés Fernández-Ordóñez. The dataset likely contains textual and philological records organized into four historical periods from the 8th to the 13th century. It was last updated in May 2024 via the e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Analyze linguistic changes in Spanish based on the defined historical periods (711-1230).
• Study the influence of regional dialects like Asturian-Mozarabic and Leonese based on the described sections.
• Research the process of linguistic standardization based on the 'Castellanization of literary dialects' phase.

Strengths

• Data is structured into four distinct historical periods spanning over 500 years.
• Based on the foundational work of a major Spanish philologist, Ramón Menéndez Pidal.
• Metadata includes a specific archival location (archivador 1, cajón 3) and clear temporal segmentation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse, from the 'Historia de la Lengua Española' project.

Collection Method

Likely digitized or compiled from archival philological materials.

Time Range

711-1230 AD, segmented into Asturian-Mozarabic (711-920), Leonese (920-1065), Castilian Hegemony (1065-1190), and Castilianization (1190-1230).

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:50:39; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iberian Peninsula, with focus on regions like Asturias, León, and Castile.