Some remarks on the new classification of Basque dialects

In this article I analyze the book Euskalkien sailkapen berria (2019) ["New classification of the Basque dialects"], based entirely on the Linguistic Atlas developed by the Royal Academy of the Basque language. I comment on the shortcomings that this kind of linguistic atlas quite generally has and I point out the shortcomings that the atlas made by the Royal Academy of the Basque language has in particular. I criticize that the authors of the new classification have not contrasted their findings with the advancements made in Basque dialectological research over the last years. I also discuss the methodology followed and the conclusions reached by the authors of the new dialect classification.