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Truth in many tongues : religious conversion and the languages of the early Spanish Empire / Daniel I. Wasserman-Soler.

Author/creator Wasserman-Soler, Daniel I. (Daniel Isaac), 1984-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents The Spanish language and the Inquisition, ca. 1550-1600 -- Arabic and Spanish in Granada, ca. 1492-1570 -- Arabic and Romance in Valencia, ca. 1540-1600 -- Native tongues and Spanish in New Spain -- Creating a multilingual New Spain, ca. 1550-1600.
Abstract "Examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity, making only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish during the sixteenth century. Challenges the assumption that the pervasiveness of the Spanish language resulted from deliberate linguistic colonization"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-222) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019058401
ISBN9780271085999 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

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