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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Author: Múrcia, Carles, 1976-
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
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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).