Galician-Asturian - Classification

Classification

From a philological point of view, there is not doubt today that the origin of this language is in the Galician-Portuguese language family, the dominant language in the NW of the Iberian peninsula in the Middle Ages. This follows from an examination of the more than six hundred parchments preserved in the monastery of Villanueva de Oscos. An examination of the documents of this monastery, written from the late 12th to early 14th century, show an absolute identity between this language and the Galician-Portuguese language.{

On an early stage are only documented translations of copies of ancient latin deeds, that were beginning to be unintelligible to the common people, (v. AHN sec. clergy, carp. 1617, AHN, Sec Clergy, carp. No. 1617. 15, no. 2, Sec AHN clergy carp. 1621 No 15 etc.) and there will not be until mid-13th century when will appear the first original deeds written in the Galician-Portuguese language. In early to 14th century was begun to reveal the oddness of this language with the rest of the galacoifonía. The most of these developments were the result of the Castilian language advancement in the urban centers of the River Eo: Revoredo, Ribadeo and Castropol, such influence was more significant in the writings of the bishops' notaries of Oviedo in these villages,but if the influence of Castilian was growing in the urban centers, the manuscripts of the monastery notaries still kept the original features of this language and others were added that then appear.

The cartulary of Oscos is an essential landmark for understanding the evolution of the Galician-Portuguese language, however Monastery's influence was eneded with the arrival of the Castillian Congregation in the year 1511. It's time to close a stage and start another one of great economic and social growth of the monastery around the iron industries, nevertheless with the installation of the reformed order, ended the written language period until his re-emerge in late 19th century.