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Introduction to Catalan

If you imagine a triangle, with Spanish, French, and Italian on the three points, Catalan would be the center of the triangle.… That’s the description that was given to me by Benny. And from what I’ve seen, I can’t think of a better way of describing it.

Impressions of Catalan

A few weeks ago, I wrote a basic introduction to Catalan, having never heard it spoken before. Now, after spending a week immersed in it, I have a few new impressions.
As I mentioned before, it’s common to think of Catalan as a dialect of Spanish. In fact, I’ve though that myself. But I can…