Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
In this piece I adopt the standard textbook definition of abstractness in generative phonological theory, “the degree to which a UR [= underlying representation] of a morpheme may deviate from its associated PRs [= phonetic representations]” (Kenstowicz & Kisseberth 1979, p.179). I also adopt the perspective that a phonological analysis, independen...
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Highland Ecuadorian Spanish has a unique process of /s/ voicing that differs from other dialects of Spanish in that word-final /s/ is realized as [z] intervocalically (Lipski 1989, 1994, Robinson 1979). Ecuadorian /s/ voicing is problematic for serial models of phonology as well as for some output-to-output analyses within Optimality Theory. It is ...
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
In the field of generative syntax, abstractness has a crucial role in how the field is defined and in how it is practiced. This article discusses four ways in which abstractness is essential to progress in the field. First, abstractness is crucial to the formulation of grammars of individual languages. Second, abstractness is intrinsic to one of th...
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Previous work examining irony has indicated that positive irony can be used to convey praise and build solidarity in both compliments and compliment responses. However, systematic, cross-dialectal work in this area is still relatively scarce. Using an e-DCT (i.e. an electronically delivered discourse completion task that includes a verbal report co...
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
The study of language attitudes is relevant to the study of language use in society, language policy and planning, and language acquisition and learning. The purpose of this paper is to increase our knowledge of attitudes of native speakers about Portuguese varieties and the role of extralinguistic factors conditioning them. Seventy-nine adult Braz...
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
