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Del uso sociolinguistico de las oclusivas posnucleares en el espanol peninsular norteno (On the Sociolinguistic Use of Post-Nuclear Occlusives in North Peninsular Spanish).
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Anton, Marta M. – Hispania, 1998
A sociolinguistic analysis of pronunciation patterns of postnuclear occlusive consonants in northern peninsular Spanish resulted in (1) understanding of the vitality of the use of distinct allophonic variations; (2) characterization of sociolinguistic usage tendencies in relation to speakers' demographic characteristics; and (3) identification of…
Descriptors: Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
Estudio sociolinguistico de una variante sintactica el fenomeno "dequeismo" en el espanol canario (Sociolinguistic Study of a Syntactic Variant: The "Dequeismo" Phenomenon in Canary Islands Spanish).
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Serrano, Maria Jose – Hispania, 1998
The dequeismo phenomenon is occurring more frequently in spoken Spanish in both Spain and in Latin America. Introduction of the preposition "de" before "que" in nominal complements exploits one recourse in Spanish, namely the deictic capacity of prepositional "de" as a marker or introducer of the speaker's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation
Nuevos Anglicismos en el Espanol Peninsular (New Anglicisms in Peninsular Spanish)
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Arango, Guillermo – Hispania, 1975
Linguists should not only observe but actively try to control the internationalization of languages. Borrowings may be harmful to the smooth functioning of a language and contribute to the loss of its distinctive character. (Text is in Spanish.) (TL)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics, English
Sobre un Cambio Sintactico en el Espanol Canario: del Indicativo al Subjuntivo y Condicional (Concerning a Syntactic Change in the Spanish of the Canary Islands: From the Indicative to the Subjunctive and Conditional).
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Serrano, Maria Jose – Hispania, 1995
Many sociolinguistic studies validate the importance of the relationship among social variables that satisfactorily explain the correlation between linguistic and social phenomena. The intersection of sex, sociocultural level, and age initiates syntactic change that first appears in the vernacular and progresses to the accepted standard. (52…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
The Undergraduate Meets Spanish Language History.
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Woehr, Richard – Hispania, 1992
A classroom model is offered for an approach to introducing students to Spanish linguistics by way of the geography and history of Hispanic society. Areas covered include Spanish vocabulary, Spanish sounds, word and sentence formation, and linguistic lore. (24 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, European History, Foreign Countries, Geography