Xaverio Ballester

Xaverio Ballester
Born
Francisco Javier Ballester Gómez
CitizenshipSpain
OccupationsLinguist, profesor
Known forPaleolithic continuity theory

Xaverio Ballester (full name in Spanish transcription: Francisco Javier Ballester Gómez) is a Spanish linguist, professor at University of Valencia and one of main proponents of Paleolithic continuity theory (aka Paleolithic continuity paradigm).

Career

Ballester obtained a PhD in Classical Philology at the University of Barcelona in 1987. His subsequent teaching positions include: Professor titular of Latin Philology in the University of Zaragoza (1989); Professor of Latin Philology in the University of Valencia (1997); Professor of Latin Philology in the University of La Laguna (1997, resign). Ballester is also co-editor of the journal Liburna.

Map of the Astures region of northern Spain

In 2002, he proposed that the Astures people of northern Spain are not of Indo-European origin, citing evidence from Ancient Greek sources, the phonology of Asturian, and the practice of covada, a tradition where the father stimulates childbirth.

Works

Works on the Paleolithic Continuity Paradigm
Other books

References

  1. ↑ Profesor Ballester Gomez, Francisco Javier, Universitat de València
  2. ↑ Alinei, Mario. "The Paleolithic Continuity Paradigm for the origins of Indo-European languages: An Introduction in progress" Archived 2019-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, PCP study group website
  3. ↑ Currículum Vitae de miembros de comisiones para concursos de acceso a los cuerpos docentes universitarios Archived March 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Universidad de Zaragoza, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Carvajal, Guillermo (2024-08-28). "Astures: A Non-Indo-European People in Northern Spain?". LBV Magazine English Edition. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  5. ↑ "La RACV diu que el valencià «afona les arrels en la més profunda prehistòria valenciana»". Diari La Veu del País Valencià (in Catalan). 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2026-03-19.