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Nebrija's Grammar of the Castilian Language

Type Object Region Europe Time 1492

Antonio de Nebrija's 1492 Grammar of the Castilian Language, printed in Salamanca, was Europe's first systematic grammar of a vernacular, linking Cas…

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  1. c. 1481–1491Salamanca · SalamancaWhile teaching Latin grammar at Salamanca, Nebrija turned humanist philological methods toward the Castilian vernacular, preparing to write a systematic grammar usable for teaching.
  2. 1492Salamanca · SalamancaOn 18 August 1492 the Grammar of the Castilian Language was printed and dedicated to Isabella I, becoming Europe's first complete printed grammar of a modern vernacular.
  3. 1493Castile · SpainThe book provided a model for Spanish orthography and teaching and inspired vernacular grammars elsewhere in Europe; the proposition that 'language accompanies empire' long entered discussions of colonial and national language policy.

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