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Rafael Lapesa

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Rafael Lapesa

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1908-02-08 （Valencia）
Died
2001-02-01 （Madrid） age 92
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Valencia → Madrid → Oviedo → Salamanca → Madrid

Career

Occupations
Philologist, Historian of language, Historian of Spanish literature
Active Years
1930-2001
Affiliations
Real Academia Española
Memberships
Real Academia Española
Influenced By
Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Tomás Navarro Tomás, Américo Castro

Awards

Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
1986
Organization: Prince of Asturias Foundation
Result: 受賞
Légion d'honneur
Organization: French Government
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Historia de la lengua española

1942 Linguistics

Standard textbook on the history of the Spanish language.

Evolution of Spanish

Historia lingüística y historia general

1958 Linguistics

On linguistic history and general history.

Language and history

Léxico hispánico primitivo: siglos VII-XII

2003 Linguistics

Study of primitive Hispanic lexicon from 7th to 12th centuries.

Medieval lexicon

Bibliography

  • Historia de la lengua española (1942)
  • Historia lingüística y historia general (1958)
  • Sobre el texto y lenguaje de algunas "jarchas" mozárabes (1960)
  • Le dictionnaire historique de la langue espagnole (1960)
  • El andaluz y el español de América (1964)
  • De la Edad Media a nuestros días (1967)
  • Generaciones y Semblanzas de filólogos españoles (1998)
  • En el centario del nacimiento de don Miguel Asín (1969)
  • Léxico hispánico primitivo: siglos VII-XII (2003)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly and rigorousHistorical analysis
Recurring Motifs
Evolution of SpanishMedieval languages

Legacy

Leading figure in Spanish language history, author of standard textbooks, held key positions in Real Academia Española.

Archives

  • Rafael Lapesa Melgar Archive (Biblioteca Valenciana)