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Returning To Northern New Mexico. A Study Of The Nuevomexicano Lexicon., Guevara Del Angel Jul 2023

Returning To Northern New Mexico. A Study Of The Nuevomexicano Lexicon., Guevara Del Angel

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Spanish in New Mexico prior to the 1900s was the predominant language of the region that began to be displaced with the growth of the English-speaking population during the 20th century. In this dissertation I refer to the Spanish language variety that has had the longest historical presence in northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado as Traditional New Mexican Spanish (TNMS, as per Bills & Vigil, 2008). This study aims to document aspects of maintenance and change regarding TNMS. The traditional heritage variety of New Mexican Spanish is changing in many ways, evolving from what has been documented in the …


Spanish-Origin Verbal And Grammatical Borrowing In Paraguayan Guaraní, Josefina Bittar Prieto Jun 2021

Spanish-Origin Verbal And Grammatical Borrowing In Paraguayan Guaraní, Josefina Bittar Prieto

Linguistics ETDs

Previous work on language change in contact situations has treated lexical borrowing and grammatical borrowing as discrete phenomena (Appel and Muysken 1987, Thomason 2001, Campbell 2013). Claims that lexical borrowing needs to occur before grammatical borrowing (e.g. Thomason and Kaufmann 1988) or that grammar can be borrowed without any lexicon (e.g. Aikhenvald 2002) are often mentioned in the literature. This dissertation explores the interplay between grammatical constructions (in the sense of Goldberg 2006) and lexical elements in intense contact situations. More specifically, it addresses the following research question: Are grammatical constructions borrowed independently from the elements contained in said constructions? …


Language Co-Activation In Novice And Intermediate L2 Learners, Nicholas Sulier Apr 2021

Language Co-Activation In Novice And Intermediate L2 Learners, Nicholas Sulier

Linguistics ETDs

One of the most intriguing aspects of bilingual speakers and signers is their ability to access both languages simultaneously. Though much research has been dedicated to understanding how two languages interact, or co-activate, within proficient bilinguals, less is understood about how and when novice and intermediate learners develop similar cross-language interactions. Thus, the current study aimed to uncover at what stages during novice and intermediate L2 development co-activation can be detected. It also investigated possible mechanisms behind co-activation. Specifically, the study attempted to clarify if any detected co-activation amongst L2 learners is dependent on associations between lexical and conceptual representations, …


Researching Paraguayan Guarani: The Minoritized Language Of The Majority, Josefina Bittar Phd Candidate Sep 2020

Researching Paraguayan Guarani: The Minoritized Language Of The Majority, Josefina Bittar Phd Candidate

LAII Events

Paraguayan Guarani, one of the native languages of Paraguay, is spoken by more than 80% of the country’s population. However, despite government and societal efforts, Spanish remains the language of prestige, required for education opportunities and social mobility. In this presentation, Josefina Bittar will discuss the characteristics of Guarani-Spanish bilingualism in Paraguay, the importance of documenting linguistic practices in the country, and the role of researchers in challenging the population’s internalized prejudices about languages and their speakers.


"Maa-Multh-Nii" People Who Came Floating In: Analogues Between Nuu-Chah-Nulth And Tlingit With Spanish Colonial Expeditions In The Eighteenth Century, Suzanne R. Mcleod Apr 2020

"Maa-Multh-Nii" People Who Came Floating In: Analogues Between Nuu-Chah-Nulth And Tlingit With Spanish Colonial Expeditions In The Eighteenth Century, Suzanne R. Mcleod

Art & Art History ETDs

Spanish explorers first navigated the 2,400-kilometer stretch of the Pacific Northwest Coast in the latter part of the eighteenth-century, largely in response to rumors that Russian traders had established a presence in lands north of Alta California (then considered Spanish territory). Spain launched a series of expeditions to the region, the first in 1774 under Juan Josef Pérez Hernández, and the final, in 1792, under Alejandro Malaspina. The Spanish remained in the area until 1794 when political and territorial tensions with the incoming British forced a negotiation known historically as the Nootka Convention. By 1795, the empire abandoned its aspirations …


The Interaction Of Domain-Initial Effects With Lexical Stress: Acoustic Data From English, Spanish, And Portuguese, Ricardo F. Napoleão De Souza Jun 2019

The Interaction Of Domain-Initial Effects With Lexical Stress: Acoustic Data From English, Spanish, And Portuguese, Ricardo F. Napoleão De Souza

Linguistics ETDs

The phonetic implementation of domain-initial boundaries has gained considerable attention in the literature. However, most studies of the phenomenon have investigated small samples of articulatory data in which target syllables were lexically prominent and/or phrasally accented, introducing important potential confounds. This dissertation tackles these issues by examining how domain-initial effects operate on the acoustic properties of fully unstressed word-initial CV syllables in phrasally unaccented words. Similar materials were designed for a reading task in which 14 speakers of English, Spanish and Portuguese, languages that differ in how lexical prominence affects segmental makeup, took part. Results from the acoustic analyses show …


Opposition In Disarray As Venezuela’S Early Presidential Election Looms, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2018

Opposition In Disarray As Venezuela’S Early Presidential Election Looms, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Supporters Of Brazil’S Imprisoned Former President Vow To Protest €˜In Perpetuity’, Gregory Scruggs Apr 2018

Supporters Of Brazil’S Imprisoned Former President Vow To Protest €˜In Perpetuity’, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica’S Presidential Runoff Keeps Governing Party In Power, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2018

Costa Rica’S Presidential Runoff Keeps Governing Party In Power, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Last-Minute Pleas For Abortion Reform In El Salvador, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2018

Last-Minute Pleas For Abortion Reform In El Salvador, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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No abstract provided.


Trump’S Decision To Send National Guard Troops To Border Angers Mexicans, Carlos Navarro Apr 2018

Trump’S Decision To Send National Guard Troops To Border Angers Mexicans, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexican Tax Collections, Remittances Set Records In 2017, Carlos Navarro Apr 2018

Mexican Tax Collections, Remittances Set Records In 2017, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Evangelicals Gain Ground In Latin American Politics, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2018

Evangelicals Gain Ground In Latin American Politics, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Could Monoculture Trend In Paraguay Lead To Famine?, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2018

Could Monoculture Trend In Paraguay Lead To Famine?, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Children Test Positive For Std In Haiti Orphanage, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2018

Children Test Positive For Std In Haiti Orphanage, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Groups Decry Post-Election Violence, Torture In Honduras, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2018

Human Rights Groups Decry Post-Election Violence, Torture In Honduras, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Violence Against Journalists Persists In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Apr 2018

Violence Against Journalists Persists In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Environmentalists Warn About Further Drop In Numbers Of Endangered Porpoises In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Apr 2018

Environmentalists Warn About Further Drop In Numbers Of Endangered Porpoises In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Chile’S Bachelet Bows Out After Turbulent Second Term, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2018

Chile’S Bachelet Bows Out After Turbulent Second Term, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Colombian Elections Marred By Paramilitary Violence, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2018

Colombian Elections Marred By Paramilitary Violence, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Fifth Former President Arrested On Corruption Charges In Guatemala, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2018

Fifth Former President Arrested On Corruption Charges In Guatemala, George Rodrã­Guez

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No abstract provided.


After More Than Two Decades, Cuba May End Dual Currency System, Daniel Vã¡Zquez Mar 2018

After More Than Two Decades, Cuba May End Dual Currency System, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

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No abstract provided.


Mexico Joins 10 Nations In Signing Reformulated Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Carlos Navarro Mar 2018

Mexico Joins 10 Nations In Signing Reformulated Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


U.N. Report Says Authorities Used Torture On Suspects In Ayotzinapa Case, Carlos Navarro Mar 2018

U.N. Report Says Authorities Used Torture On Suspects In Ayotzinapa Case, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Decision To Give Soldiers Domestic Policing Role Draws Fire In Argentinaâ, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2018

Decision To Give Soldiers Domestic Policing Role Draws Fire In Argentinaâ, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


As Gender Violence Increases, Victims Are Blamed In Ecuador, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Mar 2018

As Gender Violence Increases, Victims Are Blamed In Ecuador, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Religion-Politics Mix Marks Tight Presidential Runoff In Costa Rica, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2018

Religion-Politics Mix Marks Tight Presidential Runoff In Costa Rica, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


El Salvador’S Governing Party Hammered In Midterm Elections, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Mar 2018

El Salvador’S Governing Party Hammered In Midterm Elections, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Trump Government Exempts Mexico, Canada From Steel, Aluminum Tariffs, Carlos Navarro Mar 2018

Trump Government Exempts Mexico, Canada From Steel, Aluminum Tariffs, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


July Vote In Mexico To Feature Re-Election Of Some Mayors, State Legislators, Carlos Navarro Mar 2018

July Vote In Mexico To Feature Re-Election Of Some Mayors, State Legislators, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.