Sardinian (Sardu, Limba Sarda) is, after Italian, the main language spoken on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It is considered the most conservative of the Romance languages in terms of phonology and is noted for its Paleosardinian substratum.
The Sardinian language can be divided into the following main subregional language groups clearly identified by isogloss bundles:
The survival of a dialect of Catalan in the town of Alghero is a consequence ...
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Sardinian (Sardu, Limba Sarda) is, after Italian, the main language spoken on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It is considered the most conservative of the Romance languages in terms of phonology and is noted for its Paleosardinian substratum.
The Sardinian language can be divided into the following main subregional language groups clearly identified by isogloss bundles:
The survival of a dialect of Catalan in the town of Alghero is a consequence of the domination of Catalonia over Sardinia as part of the Catalan-Aragonese empire. (Spain did not exist at the time and only came into existence after the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel of Castile in the XV Century).
All dialects of Sardinian feature archaic phonetic features when compared to other Romance languages. The degree of archaism varies, with Nuorese considered the most conservative. The examples listed below are from the northwestern Logudorese dialect:
Sardinian also features numerous phonetic innovations,...
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