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<br /><hr><b>Novedad bibliográfica:</b><br />
Hoffman, Michol. 2009. Salvadorian Spanish in Toronto. Phonological
variation among Salvadorian Youth in a Multilectal, Multilingual
Context. Munich:
LINCOM (Colección: LINCOM Studies in Romance Linguistics 63.
Formato: A5, 221 págs.,
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/><b>Información de:</b> Ulrich Lueders
<lincom.europa@t-online.de><br /><hr><br
/><b>Descripción</b><br /><p> This monograph offers an
investigation of linguistic and social constraints on three variables
(syllable- and word-final (s), syllable-initial (s) and word-final (n)
in the Spanish of Salvadorian youth living in Toronto, Canada. Both
final (s) and final (n) have been investigated extensively in many
varieties of Spanish. However, most of these analysis have focused on
Caribbean varieties. This study presents a multivariate analysis of
(s) and (n) in Salvadorian Spanish, a lesser-studied variety.
Furthermore, these speakers are members of Toronto’s diverse
Spanish-speaking population, represented by many regional and social
varieties in an English-dominant. <br /><br />A multivariate analysis
of linguistic factors constraining final (s) reveals that both
phonological and grammatical constraints contribute to variation.
/s/deletion is favoured by following continuants, a constraint also
found for /n/ deletion. An analysis of /s/ deletion offers little
evidence supporting functionalist hypotheses governing variation.
Findings for position in noun phrase are similar to those found in
previous studies (Poplack 1980, Alba 1990).<br /><br />The variant
realization of final (n) is also governed by phonological constraints.
As in previous studies (e.g. Cedergren 1972, Lipski 1984), following
vowels and following pause favour velar [ŋ], as do following velars.
Following continuants favour /n/ deletion. Functional motivations do
not appear to contribute to /n/ deletion.<br /><br />Social factors
contribute to the variant realizations of both (s) and (n). An
analysis of social factors reveals clear social stratification for
(s): /s/ retention, the variant with the most overt prestige, is
favoured by women and speakers with the highest socio-economic status.
The overtly positive evaluation for [s] is confirmed in an analysis of
speech styles where rates of /s/ retention rise to almost 100% in the
more careful styles (reading passage and word list). <br /><br
/>Social factors also govern (n). While overtly prestigious [n]
remains the most frequent variant overall, velar [ŋ], a traditionally
stigmatized variant is favoured by speakers from the highest
socio-economic group. <br /><br />Furthermore, rates of the velar and
deleted variants remain consistent across speech styles. These
patterns point to differences in the social salience and meaning of
(s) and (n) for these Salvadorian youth in Toronto.</p><br
/><b>Temática:</b> Fonética, Fonología, Otras especialidades,
Sociolingüística, Variedades del español<br /><br
/><b>Índice</b><br /><p>1. Introduction<br />2. Methodology, Data
Collection, and Speakers<br />3. Variable Realizations of Final (S) in
the Spanish of Salvadorian Youth of Toronto<br />4. Variable
Realizations of Final (N) in the Spanish of Salvadorian Youth of
Toronto<br />5. A Comparison of the Distribution and Conditioning of
the Variables (S) and (N) in the Spanish of Salvadorian Youth of
Toronto<br />6. Conclusions<br />References</p><br /><b>Información
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