If the Visigothic Kingdom would have not been conquered by the Umayyads in 711 (best scenario: Arabs do not expand outside Arabia in the 7th century) and remained as a unified political entity (it means, the whole Iberian peninsula is ruled by them) for some time, which consequences this scenario would have had for the linguistic map of Iberia?
IOTL the fragmentation of the Christian kingdoms in the North after the Arab conquest produced different language/dialects based on the vulgar Latin spoke in the mountain (isolated) regions. This scenario also helped the Basque language to survive.
But, if this would haven't happened, the prevailing vulgar Latin forms would have not been the same as IOTL, but probably the Latin spoke in the urban areas and populated plain/great valley/coastline regions.
My questions are the following:
- Would a unified Romance Language surge or despite the political unification, different languages would emerge (maybe based on provincial dialects)?
- Would the Basque language survive under these conditions?
- Would this process be affected if by the 9th century the (Carolingian) Franks might have incorporated the Visigoths to the Empire like they did IOTL with the Lombards?
- Would the Gothic language have any chance to survive somehow?
IOTL the fragmentation of the Christian kingdoms in the North after the Arab conquest produced different language/dialects based on the vulgar Latin spoke in the mountain (isolated) regions. This scenario also helped the Basque language to survive.
But, if this would haven't happened, the prevailing vulgar Latin forms would have not been the same as IOTL, but probably the Latin spoke in the urban areas and populated plain/great valley/coastline regions.
My questions are the following:
- Would a unified Romance Language surge or despite the political unification, different languages would emerge (maybe based on provincial dialects)?
- Would the Basque language survive under these conditions?
- Would this process be affected if by the 9th century the (Carolingian) Franks might have incorporated the Visigoths to the Empire like they did IOTL with the Lombards?
- Would the Gothic language have any chance to survive somehow?