Old Spanish Translator

Old Spanish (roman, romançe, romaz;[3] Spanish: español medieval), also known as Old Castilian or Medieval Spanish, refers to the varieties of Ibero-Romance spoken predominantly in Castile and environs during the Middle Ages. The earliest, longest, and most famous literary composition in Old Spanish is the Cantar de mio Cid (c. 1140–1207) and the Phonology edit Vowels edit Monophthongs edit FrontCentralBackCloseiuMideoOpena Diphthongs edit /i͡e//u͡e/ Consonants edit Penny (2002:96)LabialDental(Denti-)Alveolar(Pre-)PalatalVelarNasalmnɲStop/Affricatevoicelessptt͡st͡ʃkvoicedbdd͡zɡFricativevoicelesssʃhvoicedβzʒʝLaterallʎTrillrFlapɾ (/s/ and /z/ were apico-alveolar.) /b/ and /β/ edit These were still distinct phonemes in Old Spanish, judging by the consistency with which the graphemes ⟨b⟩ and ⟨v⟩ were distinguished.[a] Nevertheless, the two could be confused in consonant clusters (as in alba~alva “dawn”) or in word-initial position, perhaps after /n/ or a pause. /b/ and /β/ appear to have merged in word-initial position by about 1400 and in all other environments by the mid–late 16th century at the latest