Amazigh toponymy of Šarq al-Andalus: methodology and preliminary remarks
[eng] Here we introduce the main issues that should be taken into account in order to deal with the Amazigh (Berber) toponymy of Šarq al -Andalus. The text contains a survey of philological, historiographical, archaeological, anthropological and sociolinguistic evidence of the settlements of Amazigh...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/190708 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/190708 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Toponímia Amazic (Llengua) Sociolingüística Dominació àrab, Espanya, 711-1492 Al-Andalus Toponymy Tamazight language Sociolinguistics Arab period, Spain, 711-1492 Šarq Al-Andalus 8th century-10th century Xarq al-Àndalus Segle VIII-segle XX |
| Summary: | [eng] Here we introduce the main issues that should be taken into account in order to deal with the Amazigh (Berber) toponymy of Šarq al -Andalus. The text contains a survey of philological, historiographical, archaeological, anthropological and sociolinguistic evidence of the settlements of Amazigh-speaking communities in Šarq al-Andalus (§1); a discussion of the methodology of toponymic inquiries into the Amazigh superstratum in Šarq al-Andalus (§2); surveys of the Northern African background and geographic distribution of Amazigh settlements in Šarq al-Andalus (§3), of the social structures of Amazigh communities in Šarq al-Andalus (§4) and of the implications of the introduction of irrigation techniques and horticulture for toponymic studies (§5); and, finally, a sociolinguistic report of Šarq al-Andalus in the Middle Ages (§6). |
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