¿De dónde sos?
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Travis Sorenson
Abstract
The current study investigates the address systems of Argentines and Salvadorans living in the United States in order to determine whether these voseante speakers accommodate to forms used by other Hispanic groups with whom they come into contact by shifting from voseo to tuteo. Previous research has shown a decrease from high levels of voseo among Salvadorans in El Salvador to significantly lower levels among their U.S.-based counterparts. In the current study, the same methodology has been used to study Argentine immigrants. It was hypothesized that for reasons such as national pride and socioeconomic status, the Argentines would maintain voseante forms of address at a much higher rate, something borne out by the data.
Abstract
The current study investigates the address systems of Argentines and Salvadorans living in the United States in order to determine whether these voseante speakers accommodate to forms used by other Hispanic groups with whom they come into contact by shifting from voseo to tuteo. Previous research has shown a decrease from high levels of voseo among Salvadorans in El Salvador to significantly lower levels among their U.S.-based counterparts. In the current study, the same methodology has been used to study Argentine immigrants. It was hypothesized that for reasons such as national pride and socioeconomic status, the Argentines would maintain voseante forms of address at a much higher rate, something borne out by the data.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
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Section I: Diachronic change and regional variation
- Voseo and tuteo , the countryside and the city 15
- Pragmatic forces in the evolution of voseo object pronouns from os to te in colonial Spanish 35
- Second person forms of address in New Mexican Spanish, 1687–1936 63
- Sociolinguistic variation and change in Chilean voseo 87
- Forms of address in historical and geographical context 119
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Section II: Pragmatics and dialect contact
- Pragmatic variation in voseo and tuteo negative commands in Argentinian Spanish 127
- Second person singular forms in Cali Colombian Spanish 149
- ¿De dónde sos? 171
- Use and perception of the pronominal trio vos , tú , usted in a Nicaraguan community in Miami, Florida* 197
- Second person forms in social context 233
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Section III: Forms of address, attitudes and identity
- The changing system of Costa Rican pronouns of address 243
- Reconceptualizing identity and context in the deployment of forms of address 267
- Making the case for increased prestige of the vernacular 289
- “Fijáte…sabes que le digo yo” 305
- Forms of address and community identity 325
- Conclusion 335
- Index 341
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
-
Section I: Diachronic change and regional variation
- Voseo and tuteo , the countryside and the city 15
- Pragmatic forces in the evolution of voseo object pronouns from os to te in colonial Spanish 35
- Second person forms of address in New Mexican Spanish, 1687–1936 63
- Sociolinguistic variation and change in Chilean voseo 87
- Forms of address in historical and geographical context 119
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Section II: Pragmatics and dialect contact
- Pragmatic variation in voseo and tuteo negative commands in Argentinian Spanish 127
- Second person singular forms in Cali Colombian Spanish 149
- ¿De dónde sos? 171
- Use and perception of the pronominal trio vos , tú , usted in a Nicaraguan community in Miami, Florida* 197
- Second person forms in social context 233
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Section III: Forms of address, attitudes and identity
- The changing system of Costa Rican pronouns of address 243
- Reconceptualizing identity and context in the deployment of forms of address 267
- Making the case for increased prestige of the vernacular 289
- “Fijáte…sabes que le digo yo” 305
- Forms of address and community identity 325
- Conclusion 335
- Index 341
