Pragmatic variation in voseo and tuteo negative commands in Argentinian Spanish

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Section I: Diachronic change and regional variation
6. Voseo and tuteo , the countryside and the city 15
7. Pragmatic forces in the evolution of voseo object pronouns from os to te in colonial Spanish 35
8. Second person forms of address in New Mexican Spanish, 1687–1936 63
9. Sociolinguistic variation and change in Chilean voseo 87
10. Forms of address in historical and geographical context 119
11. Section II: Pragmatics and dialect contact
12. Pragmatic variation in voseo and tuteo negative commands in Argentinian Spanish 127
13. Second person singular forms in Cali Colombian Spanish 149
14. ¿De dónde sos? 171
15. Use and perception of the pronominal trio vos , tú , usted in a Nicaraguan community in Miami, Florida* 197
16. Second person forms in social context 233
17. Section III: Forms of address, attitudes and identity
18. The changing system of Costa Rican pronouns of address 243
19. Reconceptualizing identity and context in the deployment of forms of address 267
20. Making the case for increased prestige of the vernacular 289
21. “Fijáte…sabes que le digo yo” 305
22. Forms of address and community identity 325
23. Conclusion 335
24. Index 341