WHY IS MEXICO WRITTEN WITH X? I TELL YOU.


It seems incredible that we are still continuing with this debate, but it has a certain reason to be, since we have not delved into the subject. The question is very simple: Why is Mexico written with the letter X? Why did the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy insist for so long that the name of Mexico be written with J? Greetings to @Russians React

The topics:

0:00 WHY IS MEXICO WRITTEN WITH X? I TELL YOU
0:34 The debate
0:59 Definition of TOPONYMY
1:10 Mexico is toponymic
1:15 The letter X
1:35 The Nahuatl origin of Mexico
1:50 You don't say "Aztecas"
2:12 Meshic
2:31 Nahuatl is language, not language
3:35 The Spanish were adapting the words
4:13 Norma Alfonsí
4:47 The "SH" sound was disappearing
5:08 The sound of the "J" was dominating
6:23 After Independence
6:54 The Mexican Academy of Language
7:09 The 20th century
7:31 In 2001 the RAE accepted Mexico with "X"

7:43 The 4 sounds of the "X" in Mexico
8:13 @Russians React

8:29 X as a national identity
9:06 The tantrum of some senators
9:55 Conclusion

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