Dímelo loco, ¿KLK? Structural and sociolinguistic dimensions of Dominican Spanish vernacular and their import for Linguistics
Document Type
Keynote
Location
Plenary Session - Ballroom
Start Date
18-10-2024 10:00 AM
End Date
18-10-2024 11:00 AM
Abstract
The present keynote overviews my individual and collaborative research on the Spanish spoken in the Dominican Republic, towards a dual purpose. On the one hand, it highlights the broad constellation of phonological and morphosyntactic properties that distinguish Dominican Spanish from other varieties and illustrates their usage among socially-stratified speakers in national settings, as well as their persistence in diasporic settings and on global platforms. On the other hand, the presentation brings attention and legitimacy to Dominican Spanish and its speakers, emphasizing the contributions of this racialized dialect in the advancement of various sub-disciplines of Linguistics.
Dímelo loco, ¿KLK? Structural and sociolinguistic dimensions of Dominican Spanish vernacular and their import for Linguistics
Plenary Session - Ballroom
The present keynote overviews my individual and collaborative research on the Spanish spoken in the Dominican Republic, towards a dual purpose. On the one hand, it highlights the broad constellation of phonological and morphosyntactic properties that distinguish Dominican Spanish from other varieties and illustrates their usage among socially-stratified speakers in national settings, as well as their persistence in diasporic settings and on global platforms. On the other hand, the presentation brings attention and legitimacy to Dominican Spanish and its speakers, emphasizing the contributions of this racialized dialect in the advancement of various sub-disciplines of Linguistics.