The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens

This article discusses the contributions made by variationist sociolinguistics to the study of languages in contact. After summarizing the development of this subfield and its theoretical and methodological implications, 3rd p.sg. subject pronoun expression is examined in Portuguese and Spanish in c...

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Main Author: Ana Maria Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2016-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cel/article/view/8647467
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spelling doaj-a117b8a9bb904616b09394bccf5e079f2021-06-21T13:13:19ZporUniversidade Estadual de CampinasCadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos2447-06862016-12-0158310.20396/cel.v58i3.864746714484The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lensAna Maria Carvalho0University of ArizonaThis article discusses the contributions made by variationist sociolinguistics to the study of languages in contact. After summarizing the development of this subfield and its theoretical and methodological implications, 3rd p.sg. subject pronoun expression is examined in Portuguese and Spanish in contact in Northern Uruguay. Based on comparative sociolinguistics, the results show that this variable use among bilinguals does not converge into a single system. Lastly, it calls for more studies in Portuguese dialects in contact with other languages that follow the framework of variationist sociolinguistics.https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cel/article/view/8647467Línguas em contato. Português Brasileiro. Espanhol Uruguaio.
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The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens
Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos
Línguas em contato. Português Brasileiro. Espanhol Uruguaio.
author_facet Ana Maria Carvalho
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title The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens
title_short The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens
title_full The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens
title_fullStr The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens
title_full_unstemmed The analysis of languages in contact: A case study through a variationist lens
title_sort analysis of languages in contact: a case study through a variationist lens
publisher Universidade Estadual de Campinas
series Cadernos de Estudos Lingüísticos
issn 2447-0686
publishDate 2016-12-01
description This article discusses the contributions made by variationist sociolinguistics to the study of languages in contact. After summarizing the development of this subfield and its theoretical and methodological implications, 3rd p.sg. subject pronoun expression is examined in Portuguese and Spanish in contact in Northern Uruguay. Based on comparative sociolinguistics, the results show that this variable use among bilinguals does not converge into a single system. Lastly, it calls for more studies in Portuguese dialects in contact with other languages that follow the framework of variationist sociolinguistics.
topic Línguas em contato. Português Brasileiro. Espanhol Uruguaio.
url https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/cel/article/view/8647467
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