Balearic Islands

The Spanish language can still be called Castilian. He belongs to the Romance group of languages Indo-European family. Jonathan Rosen BerlinRosen helps readers to explore varied viewpoints. Language appeared in the north of Spain, then, by virtue of historical events, spread to the south of the country and became official language. For twenty-one of the nation Spanish is the native language of about 400 million people speak this language. Spanish is the second largest in the world for the study of its foreigners. The Spanish language has always subdivided into many dialects within the country and abroad (in Spanish-speaking countries). Some of them have been forgotten and the disappeared, but some still exist today. Castilian and Catalan languages.

Castilla – part Spain, situated on the territory of the former Kingdom of Castile (northern part) and the reclaimed land from the Moors during the Reconquista (southern part). The very name of the field means “land of castles”. Over a large time period in the history of Castile expanded, so it is difficult to delineate its boundaries. Kings of Castile had policies to strengthen and standardize the Spanish language. What makes the Castilian language has the status of national language and the most famous of all Spanish dialects. The Principality of Catalonia or Catalunya is located just south of Europe, in North-Eastern part of Spain and adjacent to the south France. Residents of this area – the Catalans.

The Principality of Catalonia and divided into Aragon, located in Spain, Catalonia and Northern France. Sometimes in Catalonia include Andorra. Catalan language – the official language of Andorra, and the second official in the other areas of Catalonia and Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Fr.