Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Since the 1960s, sociolinguists have been examining the social factors\n\t\t\t\t that influence language variation and the attitudes speakers have\n\t\t\t\t towards those variations. In this study, the language attitudes about\n\t\t\t\t the perceived Spanish dialects in Mexico are analyzed using a maptask.\n\t\t\t\t A group of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. was asked to draw\n\t\t\t\t on a map of Mexico where they felt that people speak Spanish differently.\n\t\t\t\t They were then asked to explain/elaborate on the divisions\n\t\t\t\t that they drew. These maps and interviews were used to determine\n\t\t\t\t the perceived major dialects of Mexican Spanish according to the\n\t\t\t\t majority of participants. Perceptions of dialects are measured via\n\t\t\t\t reoccurring themes that were brought up by a majority of interviewees.\n\t\t\t\t Salient themes include language contact, such as influence\n\t\t\t\t of English or indigenous languages, and whether a dialect was deemed\n\t\t\t\t urban or rural.
Author: S. Stöckler
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2283899646