Chapter 7. Sheísmo in Montevideo Spanish
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Jim Michnowicz
Abstract
Studies have documented an ongoing change from /ʒ/ to /ʃ/ in Rioplatense Spanish, and research indicates that the change to /ʃ/ is complete for young speakers of Buenos Aires (BA) Spanish. However, sheísmo in the neighboring country of Uruguay has not been thoroughly studied. The present study finds that, unlike in BA, the change to /ʃ/ is not yet complete in Montevideo, as determined by persistent sex differences among young speakers (Cameron, 2011; Chang, 2008), and differences in voicing rates between /ʒ/~/ʃ/and phonologically voiceless /s/, indicating that observed voicing is not due solely to gestural overlap (Rohena-Madrazo, 2015). Uruguay is at least one generation behind BA for this change, distinguishing the Spanish spoken in the two regions.
Abstract
Studies have documented an ongoing change from /ʒ/ to /ʃ/ in Rioplatense Spanish, and research indicates that the change to /ʃ/ is complete for young speakers of Buenos Aires (BA) Spanish. However, sheísmo in the neighboring country of Uruguay has not been thoroughly studied. The present study finds that, unlike in BA, the change to /ʃ/ is not yet complete in Montevideo, as determined by persistent sex differences among young speakers (Cameron, 2011; Chang, 2008), and differences in voicing rates between /ʒ/~/ʃ/and phonologically voiceless /s/, indicating that observed voicing is not due solely to gestural overlap (Rohena-Madrazo, 2015). Uruguay is at least one generation behind BA for this change, distinguishing the Spanish spoken in the two regions.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Social and linguistic factors shaping language dynamics across the Spanish-speaking world 1
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Part I. Morpho-syntax & semantics
- Chapter 1. Cross-dialectal productivity of the Spanish subjunctive in nominal clause complements 11
- Chapter 2. Mood selection in a contact variety 33
- Chapter 3. A corpus analysis of the structural elaboration of Spanish heritage language learners 55
- Chapter 4. Evidentiality and epistemic modality in the Andean Spanish verb 75
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Part II. Phonetics & phonology
- Chapter 5. Realizations of /b/ in the Spanish of Lima, Peru 107
- Chapter 6. Did you say peso or beso ? 127
- Chapter 7. Sheísmo in Montevideo Spanish 163
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Part III. Language attitudes & choice
- Chapter 8. ‘Debemos aprender y manejar un poco mejor el español’ 189
- Chapter 9. Language choice and use by bilingual preschoolers 211
- Chapter 10. Decolonial sociolinguistics gestures of Andean Quechua-Spanish bilingual college students promoting Quechua 231
- Chapter 11. New Mochica and the challenge of reviving an extinct language 253
- Index 275
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Social and linguistic factors shaping language dynamics across the Spanish-speaking world 1
-
Part I. Morpho-syntax & semantics
- Chapter 1. Cross-dialectal productivity of the Spanish subjunctive in nominal clause complements 11
- Chapter 2. Mood selection in a contact variety 33
- Chapter 3. A corpus analysis of the structural elaboration of Spanish heritage language learners 55
- Chapter 4. Evidentiality and epistemic modality in the Andean Spanish verb 75
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Part II. Phonetics & phonology
- Chapter 5. Realizations of /b/ in the Spanish of Lima, Peru 107
- Chapter 6. Did you say peso or beso ? 127
- Chapter 7. Sheísmo in Montevideo Spanish 163
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Part III. Language attitudes & choice
- Chapter 8. ‘Debemos aprender y manejar un poco mejor el español’ 189
- Chapter 9. Language choice and use by bilingual preschoolers 211
- Chapter 10. Decolonial sociolinguistics gestures of Andean Quechua-Spanish bilingual college students promoting Quechua 231
- Chapter 11. New Mochica and the challenge of reviving an extinct language 253
- Index 275
