Castilian voice overs: what you need to know

Spanish is a very popular language with approximately 577 million Spanish speaking people across the world (of which 480 million are native speakers). Castilian Spanish is one of the 11 major Spanish dialects. It began as a dialect in northern Spain and became the language of the court to the kingdoms of Leon and Castile in the 13th century. Castilian Spanish has many words originating from Arabic

Castilian Spanish is the original Spanish and is considered to be the ‘most proper’. It is the form of Spanish with the purest accent and the one most commonly taught in schools.

Language History

Spanish is a romantic language derived from Latin. The first records of the Spanish language begin roughly 2,000 years ago when the Romans came to the Iberian Peninsula. The Hispania inhabitants intermingled with the Latins and the language evolved into a new dialect known as vulgar Latin.

Vulgar Latin was spoken in the north-central region of Spain which then evolved to become Castilian Spanish.

King Alfonso was one of the main contributors to the spread of Castilian Spanish. In the t3th century, the king ordered scholars to translate historic and scientific documents into Castilian Spanish. Because of these translations, Castilian Spanish was used to disseminate information across western Europe.

King Alfonso also instead that Castilian Spanish was officially recognized as the language of government and its administration