Re: Seeking info on Old Spanish

Mike Karapcik wrote:


>Hello,
>        I'm sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I figured there are
enough
>people with eclectic language interests that I may find some useful
>information.
>        I am looking for information on old Spanish (1600's and 1700's),
>preferably guides to pronunciation, basic grammar, and vocabulary. (A
primer
>on old Spanish.)

I put this question to our Spanish speaking colleages at Ideolingua (along
with someone's request for info on Reconquista era), and so far have one
response--

>No creo que haya mucho, pero es bastante clásico _From Latin to
Spanish: Historical Phonology and Morphology of the Spanish
Language_ de Lloyd, Paul M, American Philosophical Society,
1987. Incluso en su versión castellana es de los mejores sobre ese
tema.>
How convenient that it's an Engl. language book...there must be more in
Spanish.