The Emergence of Standard Spanish in the American Continent: Implications for Latin American Dialectology.

Hidalgo, Margarita

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Emergence of Standard Spanish in the American Continent: Implications for Latin American Dialectology.

Hidalgo, Margarita

Language Problems and Language Planning, v14 n1 p47-63 Spr 1990

Factors in the formation of standard Spanish in the American continent are reviewed, including historical and sociological variables, and the evolution of various phonological, sociolinguistic, and written features from Castilian Spanish are discussed. In light of rapid change in Latin American society, future directions for dialect study are examined. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Language Planning, Latin American Culture, Linguistic Theory, Spanish, Standard Spoken Usage, World History

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