So, I've read that some people think Aragonese is basically just a dialect of Castillian Spanish. If Aragon and Castille had never been united into Spain, do you think it would would have diverged enough over the centuries to become its own language distinct from Castillian?
Just looking at the names of The Kings of Aragon I see that names like Juan and Jaime in Castillian become Chuan and Chaime in Aragonese and Alfonso becomes Alifonso, so at least from that perspective they look distinct from Castillian.
Thoughts?