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Aragonese

vr.tr.aragonese · thing-q8765

Let an agent explain Aragonese, relay classification, history, dialects, legal status and revitalisation from linguistic and regional sources with debates attributed, describe the named varieties, and distinguish Aragonese from Spanish, Catalan in eastern Aragon, Occitan and Asturian-Leonese.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What Aragonese is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is Aragonese, and how does it differ from Spanish, Catalan in eastern Aragon, Occitan and Asturian-Leonese? definition
  2. Is the question about learning, linguistics, history or language policy? boundary

Dialects

Named varieties.

Dialects

Dialects.

  1. What are Hecho, Aisinian, Fovane and Eastern Aragonese, and what was Judaeo-Aragonese? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific variety? action
History History.

Medieval

Navarro-Aragonese.

Medieval

Medieval.

  1. How did Navarro-Aragonese develop in the Kingdom of Aragon? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Decline

Castilianisation.

Decline

Decline.

  1. How did Castilian replace Aragonese in towns and administration? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Status Status and revitalisation.

Law

Legal recognition.

Law

Law.

  1. How do Aragon s language laws recognise Aragonese, checked against current law? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Orthography

Spelling debates.

Orthography

Orthography.

  1. What debates have occurred over Aragonese orthographic standards, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Culture.

Literature

Literature.

Literature

Literature.

  1. What literature exists in Aragonese, such as works in Cheso? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Veremundo Mendez Coarasa? action

Judaeo-Aragonese

Jewish communities.

Judaeo-Aragonese

Judaeo-Aragonese.

  1. What is known about the speech of Aragonese Jews before 1492? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Alhambra Decree? action

Classifiers Filled

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Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
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Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
Judaeo-Aragonese, Fovane Aragonese, Aragonese dialects, Eastern Aragonese, Hecho Aragonese, Aisinian Aragonese, Southern Aragonese, Western Aragonese, Central Aragonese, Ribagorzan Aragonese

What it is Filled

A Romance language spoken in the valleys of the Pyrenees in the Aragon region of north-eastern Spain, descended from medieval Navarro-Aragonese, the language of the Kingdom of Aragon, with dialects the registry aliases name including Hecho or Cheso Aragonese, Aisinian, Fovane Aragonese, Eastern Aragonese, and historical Judaeo-Aragonese spoken by Aragonese Jews before 1492; it is endangered, with speaker estimates in the low tens of thousands, and Aragon s language laws recognise it, while debates about standard spelling have occurred, with positions attributed. Revitalisation includes schooling and media.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain Aragonese, relay classification, history, dialects, legal status and revitalisation from linguistic and regional sources with debates attributed, describe the named varieties, and distinguish Aragonese from Spanish, Catalan in eastern Aragon, Occitan and Asturian-Leonese.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Pyrenean valleys
  • Endangered
  • Medieval kingdom language
  • Dialect diversity

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Treat Aragonese as a dialect of Spanish.
  • Present stale speaker estimates as current.
  • Take sides in language politics in Aragon while presenting it as fact.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing official language data or teaching materials.

May

  • Describe Aragonese, its dialects and its history.
  • Help learners and speakers with Aragonese texts, stating which spelling standard is used.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Aragonese is endangered; dismissive framing hastens loss of a living heritage.

Who is affected

  • Aragonese speakers
  • Communities in the Pyrenees valleys

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the language; its speakers and language academies care for it.

Master systems

  • Language catalogues and linguistic databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q133252927 - registry parent class

related

  • Navarro-Aragonese - in registry terms, descendant
  • Aragon
  • Cheso - dialect
  • Catalan language

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.aragonese
  • Wikidata: Q8765 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8765)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Kingdom of Aragon: from 1035 note
  • Aragon language law: 2013 year - revised, check current
  • ISO 639-3 code: arg code

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Romance language of the Aragonese Pyrenees
  • Judaeo-Aragonese, Fovane Aragonese, Aragonese dialects, Eastern Aragonese, Hecho Aragonese, Aisinian Aragonese
  • Spanish is the dominant language; Catalan is spoken in La Franja; Occitan is north of the Pyrenees; Asturian-Leonese is in north-west Spain
  • Not a physical object; spoken and written in Latin script with standard orthographies.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain classification and history
  • relay dialects and status
  • describe named varieties
  • present orthography debates with attribution

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Partisan framing of language politics
  • Stale speaker estimates
  • Treating Aragonese as a Spanish dialect without context

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Aragon regional language laws
  • European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
  • ISO 639-3

Context of use required Filled

  • Communication and regional identity in Aragon.
  • western dialects such as Cheso
  • central dialects
  • eastern dialects
  • historical Judaeo-Aragonese

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q8765: Aragonese - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Aragonese language - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should Judaeo-Aragonese be a separate entry?
  • How should orthography debates be presented?
  • How should census and survey data be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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