Serrano dialect

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The Serrano dialect is an Asturleonese dialect spoken in Sierra de Francia, Salamanca (Spain).

Speech in Sierra de Francia is split up into two forms: northern dialects, which are closer to Castilian, and southern dialects, with more Extremaduran characteristics. [1] Serrano dialects form part of Eastern Astur-Leonese, which are transitional varieties between Asturleonese and Castilian. [2]

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References

  1. Sánchez, Gonzalo Francisco (2015). "Formas y usos verbales vernáculos en la Sierra de Francia (sur de Salamanca): analogías, cambio fonológico, rasgos arcaicos..." Anuario de estudios filológicos (in Spanish) (38): 73–91. ISSN   0210-8178 . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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