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Teaching Special Questions: The Role of Semantics and Pragmatics in Colloquial Interrogative Structures in Spanish
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Fernández-Sánchez, Javier; García-Pardo, Alfredo – Hispania, 2023
In this paper we analyze the semantic and pragmatic properties of a colloquial interrogative construction attested in European Spanish, which we label invariable "qué" questions (IQQs). In doing so, we contribute to the better understanding of a relatively understudied phenomenon in Spanish, given that IQQs have been mainly approached…
Descriptors: Semantics, Pragmatics, Language Variation, Spanish
Feature Variability in the Bilingual-Monolingual Continuum: Clitics in Bilingual Quechua-Spanish, Bilingual Shipibo-Spanish and in Monolingual Limeño Spanish Contact Varieties
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Mayer, Elisabeth; Sánchez, Liliana – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
Direct object clitics in Latin American Spanish are subject to great variability in features across dialects. Variability also characterizes bilingual acquisition and especially clitic doubling structures in language contact contexts. We focus on the distribution of clitics and Differential Object Marking (DOM) in clitic doubling structures among…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, American Indian Languages, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Linguistic Pluralism or Prescriptivism? A CDA of Language Ideologies in "Talento," Peru's Official Textbook for the First-Year of High School
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de los Heros, Susana – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2009
Educational Reforms in Peru indicate a shift toward a more tolerant view of language diversity. For instance, the Education Law #28044 (Ministry of Education, 2005) establishes the teaching of respect for indigenous languages and language diversity as a main goal in the area of language. This law is important, but it does not imply a real…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Hidden Curriculum, Language Variation, Textbooks