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Anton, Marta M. – Hispania, 1998
A sociolinguistic analysis of pronunciation patterns of postnuclear occlusive consonants in northern peninsular Spanish resulted in (1) understanding of the vitality of the use of distinct allophonic variations; (2) characterization of sociolinguistic usage tendencies in relation to speakers' demographic characteristics; and (3) identification of…
Descriptors: Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns

Serrano, Maria Jose – Hispania, 1998
The dequeismo phenomenon is occurring more frequently in spoken Spanish in both Spain and in Latin America. Introduction of the preposition "de" before "que" in nominal complements exploits one recourse in Spanish, namely the deictic capacity of prepositional "de" as a marker or introducer of the speaker's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation

Studerus, Lenard – Hispania, 1995
Although Spanish mood has been taught through a framework of categorical rules, recently attempts have been made to clarify the exact nature of certain rules and to better understand the patterns of rule variability that exist outside the classroom. This article examines the intersection of mood with notions such as habituality, general truths,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation

Kelm, Orlando R. – Hispania, 1989
Describes some of the current research on Brazilian Portuguese phonology. Various techniques are discussed that analysts utilize to investigate Brazilian Portuguese nasality. (49 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Variation

Serrano, Maria Jose – Hispania, 1995
Many sociolinguistic studies validate the importance of the relationship among social variables that satisfactorily explain the correlation between linguistic and social phenomena. The intersection of sex, sociocultural level, and age initiates syntactic change that first appears in the vernacular and progresses to the accepted standard. (52…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns

Reider, Michael – Hispania, 1993
A survey of native Spanish speakers from both Spain and Latin America found that the choice of predicate adjectives governing "tough" constructions in Spanish (e.g., "el libro es facil de leer") varies by individual, but some patterns did emerge that suggest "tough" constructions and "it is" constructions…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Patterns

Koike, Dale April – Hispania, 1991
Examines the Brazilian Portuguese use of verb tenses in oral narrative episodes as a device to mark certain utterances that have a cohesive function in relating the episode to the overall purpose of the narrative, facilitating the listener's interpretation of the discourse in a global fashion. (CB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Usage

Lafford, Barbara A.; Ryan, John M. – Hispania, 1995
Examination of the development of form/function relations of the prepositions "por" and "para" at different levels of proficiency in the interlanguage of study-abroad students in Granada, Spain, revealed "noncanonical" as well as "canonical" uses of these prepositions. The most common noncanonical uses were…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries

Montano-Harmon, Maria Rosario – Hispania, 1991
Analyzes discourse features of compositions written in Spanish by secondary school students in Mexico, draws comparisons with those written in English by Anglo-American students in the United States, and discusses the implications of the results for teaching and evaluating composition skills in Spanish language programs. (29 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, English