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Título del libro: The Routledge Handbook Of Variationist Approaches To Spanish
Título del capítulo: Lexical variation between Spanish and bilingual communities in Mexico

Autores UNAM:
MARCELA SAN GIACOMO TRINIDAD;
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Año de publicación:
2021
Palabras clave:

Cuicatec; Indigenous languages; Lexical variation; Linguistic contact; Spanish


Resumen:

The current chapter presents a general panorama of lexical variation between Spanish and the indigenous languages of Mexico in bilingual communities, such as Náhuatl, Mazahua, and Purépecha, among others. I also analyze the case of Cuicatec and its variety of Spanish (Cuicatec Spanish), which has resulted from contact between Cuicatec and Spanish. The diverse linguistic phenomena presented in this chapter are characteristic of this variety and demonstrate that variation depends on the dynamic use of language of bilingual communities, in which linguistic vitality is one of the most significant factors. The more vital Cuicatec is to a community, the greater the use of both languages is, fostering a bilingual continuum in which both languages influence and transform each other. As living languages, they change and evolve to survive. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Manuel Díaz-Campos; individual chapters, the contributors.


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