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where the spanish language came from?

where the spanish language came from?

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Hi

I was wondering where the spanish language came from?

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the girl in gray

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updated May 24, 2012
edited by BigBrother
posted by chloe3p
Please rewrite your question title to be more specific - missy8888, May 15, 2012

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In ancient western Europe, there were many populated areas that were isolated from each other by geography and the inability to travel. In each of those regions, local languages developed. As innovations occurred, people were able to communicate with other groups that were a little farther away. So the areas where people spoke a commonly accepted language grew much larger. Then came the Roman Invasion. The Romans ruled over these groups. The groups were forced to learn the Roman's language in order to communicate with their rulers. Then the Roman Empire collapsed. In the region we now call Spain, the local people continued to improve their technology and their language which had been greatly influenced by the Romans while they were there. Then, a Spanish writer named Cervantes wrote some books. One of his goals as a writer was to entertain, but another goal was to codify a commonly-accepted language with grammar and spelling rules. So that is how Spanish became a language. Hope this helps to answer your question.

updated May 24, 2012
posted by Esteban3304
Awesome answer Esteban3304 :) Liked it. - ZAYESHA, May 15, 2012
Thanks! I was a 6th grade teacher for 21 years. Does it still show??? lol - Esteban3304, May 15, 2012
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Google your question

updated May 15, 2012
posted by shyama
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Are you kidding?

updated May 15, 2012
posted by -cae-
No seas antipático - sinsonte, May 15, 2012
Just kidding. Good question, haha. - sinsonte, May 15, 2012
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Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

updated May 15, 2012
posted by sinsonte
Moar exclamation points. - inkubzz, May 15, 2012
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Like all other European languages it comes from Europe, read el Cantar de mio Cid in its original version to see how Spanish looked a thousand years ago

updated May 15, 2012
posted by diagonx