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Peer reviewedGutierrez, Manuel J. – Hispania, 1996
Examines the different spoken conditional verb forms used with reference to future time as manifested in the speech habits of those Mexican Americans living in Houston. The frequency with which certain variant forms appear indicates a definite trend in the evolution of linguistic change. Within this linguistic context, the imperfect subjunctive…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Language Variation, Mexican Americans, Oral Language
