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Martinez, Martha – Espanol Actual, 1975
This article discusses the effect of the revolution on the vocabulary of Cuban Spanish. (Text is in Spanish.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Cubans, Language Research, Language Usage, Language Variation
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Resnick, Melvyn C.; Hammond, Robert M. – Linguistics, 1975
Speech samples were obtained from college student Miami-area Cuban informants in an attempt to test the hypothesis that a compensatory phonemic change takes place in certain Spanish dialects in which syllable-final and word-final /s/ appear optionally as zero. Vowel system, distinction (open versus closed), and length are looked at. (SCC)
Descriptors: Cubans, Dialect Studies, Language Research, Language Variation
Parker, L. Leann – 1977
An approach to translation is discussed which takes into account the sociolinguistic factors involved in a translated document designed for use with a linguistically, culturally and educationally heterogeneous population, such as the U.S. Spanish-heritage community. The translation project described resulted in the Spanish-language questionnaire…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Census Figures, Cubans, Cultural Awareness