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Special Assembly Completes Constitution For Mexico City, Carlos Navarro

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Governing Party Proposes Reduction In Size Of Mexican Congress, Carlos Navarro

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Spatial Prepositions In Spanish, Carolina Fraga

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In this work I investigate the syntax and semantics of two groups of spatial prepositions in Spanish. The first group, which I term “small Ps,” includes forms like bajo ‘under’ (e.g. bajo la mesa ‘under the table’), tras ‘behind’ (e.g. tras la columna ‘behind the column’) and ante ‘front’ (e.g. ante la catedral ‘front the cathedral’). The second group, which I term “big Ps,” is made up of the morphologically-related prepositions debajo ‘DE.under’ (e.g. debajo de la mesa ‘DE.under of the table’), detrás ‘DE.behind’ (e.g. detrás de la columna ‘DE.behind of the column') and delante ‘DE.L.front’ (e.g. delante de la …

Uruguay Looks To Tame Its Cold War-Era Intelligence System, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Fujimori Strength Undermines Peruvian Government, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

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Peã±A Nieto’S Initiative To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage In Mexico Voted Down In Congress, Carlos Navarro

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Calls For The Release Of Jailed Activist Go Unheeded In Argentina, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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President’S Re-Election Bid Embroils Honduras In Political Turmoil, George Rodrã­Guez

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Maracucha, Lorvelis A. Madueño

5.Two Homes

Lorvelis Madueño immigrated from Venezuela to New Orleans with her sister and her sister’s wife seeking stability after the 2014 Venezuelan protests. Madueño describes the sociopolitical climate of Venezuela, different race and ethnic understandings in the United States, gender and sexuality, and the gaita style of Venezuelan folk music. In conversations with her sister Loraine, Madueño reveals the similarities and differences in their upbringing and immigration experiences. Through these observations Madueño hopes to highlight the importance of immigrants sharing their stories.

Factors That Affect African-American Students' Persistence In A Spanish Immersion Program, Dawn Cheneen Offutt

Theses and Dissertations--Curriculum and Instruction

The number of African-American students studying a foreign language has continually persisted to be low (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009), thus eliminating them from the benefits gained from the study of foreign language. This study explores the experiences of African-American students in a partial Spanish Immersion Program (SIP) in Central Kentucky from their parents’ perspectives. Data were collected via a survey and a focus group. Findings revealed that data gleaned from the focus group corroborated responses from the survey. Moreover, themes from content analysis of the qualitative data arose as to why parents chose to continue or discontinue their …

Codeswitching In Hiaki Conversational Discourse: An Evaluation Of Myers-Scotton's Matrix Language Frame Model, Sofia Gottlieb Pierson

Honors Papers

Through the lens of Hiaki-Spanish codeswitching, this paper provides evidence that the languages that engage in bilingual codeswitching are grammatically asymmetrical. With the exception of a few counterexamples addressed at the end, this research supports Myers-Scotton's theory that the surface word order and certain types of morphemes should always come from the grammatically dominant language (the Matrix Language) in mixed language constituents. If the other (Embedded Language) contributes morphemes that violate either of these principles, the remainder of its constituent must be finished in that language. Although the Hiaki language has been thoroughly studied, this study is one of the …

No Un Jurado De Mis Pares: Juror Exclusion Of Limited English Proficient Speakers., Michael Mccann

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

In the context of fulfilling civic duties as a citizen, accessibility to language assistance programs ensures every individual, including those with limited English proficiency (LEP), is afforded the opportunity to exercise their fundamental rights. Preservation of the integrity of the justice system must be provided in a comprehensive manner, not merely in one part of the legal proceedings or isolated to one part of the courthouse. LEP citizens should be integrated in public society, not disqualified from it. Statutes that create overly burdensome language proficiency standards create problems with the jury selection process. These standards limit and often deny LEP …

Babel Underground, Joyce Y. Butler

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Joyce Y. Butler, earned her Bachelor of Arts from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in English. Her short stories and poems have been published in Green Eggs and Hams, the literary and arts journal of Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She also writes inspirational essays which have been published on the online journal, Purpled Nail. She is currently in the process of compiling a book of inspirational essays. She has been employed as a Legal Assistant for 44 years.

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A Preliminary Study Of Language Mixture Between Asturian And Spanish, Lucia Hermo Del Teso

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis presents a preliminary analysis of language mixture between Asturian and Spanish produced by Asturian speakers. Asturian is an endangered non- official language, closely related to Spanish, spoken in northwestern Spain. Asturian and Spanish have been in contact since the 14th century (Barnes, 2013). According to Thomason (2001), language contact can lead to different outcomes, like language mixture, language change, or language death. This study offers an investigation of forms in the Asturian language as a result of language contact between Asturian and Spanish. Data used is from an episode of a non-scripted TV show broadcasted in Asturian, which …

Diagnostic Utility Of The Hiv Dementia Scale And The International Hiv Dementia Scale In Screening For Hiv-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders Among Spanish-Speaking Adults, Enrique López, Alexander J. Steiner, Kimberly Smith, Nicholas S. Thaler, David Hardy, Andrew J. Levine, Hussah T. Al-Kharafi, Cristina Yamakawa, Karl Goodkin

Psychological Science Faculty Works

Given that neurocognitive impairment is a frequent complication of HIV-1 infection in Spanish-speaking adults, the limited number of studies assessing HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in this population raises serious clinical concern. In addition to being appropriately translated, instruments need to be modified, normed, and validated accordingly. The purpose of the current study was to examine the diagnostic utility of the HIV Dementia Scale (HDS) and International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) to screen for HAND in Spanish-speaking adults living with HIV infection. Participants were classified as either HAND (N = 47) or No-HAND (N = 53) after completing a comprehensive neuropsychological …

Paraguayans Focus On Term-Limit Rules As Election Buzz Mounts, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Conservatives Undermine Uruguay’S Government, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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President Enrique Peã±A Nieto Agrees To Ensure Independence For New Prosecutor’S Office, Carlos Navarro

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President Daniel Ortega Wins Third Consecutive Term In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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President Daniel Ortega Wins Third Consecutive Term In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Ecuador’S Election Build-Up Marked By Shifting Alliances, Few Proposals, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

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Paraguay Accused Of Privatizing Public Safety, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Vatican Intervenes As Venezuela’S Political Problems Mount, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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President Enrique Peã±A Nieto Shuffles Cabinet To Emphasize Anti-Corruption Efforts, Carlos Navarro

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Colombian Voters Narrowly Reject Government-Farc Peace Deal, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Zapatistas Emerge From The Shadows, Announce Plan For 2018 Presidential Race, Carlos Navarro

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Military Making A Comeback In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez

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Honduras Supreme Court Clears Way For Presidential Re-Election Bids, George Rodrã­Guez

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Government’S Move To Increase Citizen Participation In Costa Rica Draws Conservative Opposition, George Rodrã­Guez

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Mexican Government Set To Award Fracking Contracts In Northeast, Carlos Navarro

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