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Ecuador’S Sex Education Setback, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Date Set For General Elections In Haiti; Voter Turnout Remains In Doubt, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Conflicts Involving Mining Projects Persist In Dominican Republic, Crosby Girã³N

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President Barack Obama Confronts Venezuela On Eve Of Latin American Meeting, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Senate Elects Former Prosecutor Eduardo Medina Mora To Supreme Court, Carlos Navarro

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Same-Sex Marriage Slowly Gaining Acceptance In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

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Ecuadoran Opposition Struggles To Unify, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Multilatina Growth Shows Corporate Strength In Brazil, Argentina, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Fired Honduran Judges Question Effect Of Negative Human Rights Court Ruling On Government, George Rodrã­Guez

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Low-Key Election Of Supreme Court President Overshadowed By Nominations For Open Seat, Carlos Navarro

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Protests, Opposition Attacks Paint Peruvian Leader Ollanta Humala Into A Corner, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

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Federal Court Temporarily Halts U.S. President Barack Obama’S Executive Order On Immigration, Carlos Navarro

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U.S. Seeks Request For Extradition Of Drug Kingpin Joaquã­N Chapo Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro

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Reform Bills, "Pentagate" Scandal Spell Double Trouble For Chile’S Reeling Right, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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Paraguay’S Push To "Clean Up" Corrupt Judiciary Slow To Advance, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Coffee Between Costa Rica's Attorney General And A Vice Minister Turns Into Political Storm, George Rodrã­Guez

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Bolivian President Starts Third Term By Touting Past Accomplishments, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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The Emergence Of L1 Innovations In Spanish-English Bilinguals: Evidence From Cross-Linguistic Structural Priming, Agustina Carando

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation explores the hypothesis that structural priming is an internal mechanism motivating processes of convergence in bilinguals. The focus of the investigation is linguistic innovations in Spanish produced by Spanish-English bilinguals. Innovations involve both changes in the frequency of alternative constructions and existing patterns produced in new contexts modeled on English equivalents. From structural priming techniques that model convergence, the data assess the extent of English influence on Spanish, in a contact setting (New York, United States) and a non-contact setting (Córdoba, Argentina).

In the field of language contact, convergence may manifest itself as an increase in the use …

Honor Court Ruling Highlights Uruguay’S Many Military Pension Perks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Ecuadoran Government Rescinds Property Loan, Sparking Confrontation With Indigenous Group, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

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Costa Rica Gears Up To Host Largest Summit In Its History, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

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Peru’S New Youth Employment Law Sparks Protests, Calls For Repeal, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

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Venezuelans United Against U.S. Sanctions, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

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Transparency Concerns Regarding Election Of Comptroller General, Louisa Reynolds

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Right-Wing Colombians Block Peace Process, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Lack Of Parliamentary And Municipal Elections Leads To Demonstrations In Haiti; Prime Minister Resigns, George Rodrã­Guez

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T/V Pronouns In L2 Acquisition Of Spanish, Christopher D. Sams

Faculty Publications

Many languages display a pronominal system in which there are both formal and informal forms to address others. In the L2 Spanish classroom, many English-speaking students unfamiliar with the T/V pronoun system (which is no longer present in English) often are only exposed to a generic set of rules (in the text and by the instructor) governing their usage. The system is a highly complex pragmatic phenomenon and can vary significantly based on factors such as dialect, familiarity, solidarity, emotion, and dispensation right. Lambert (1976) surveyed the phenomenon in Spanish and French and took into account familiarity, solidarity, and dispensation …

Official Orthographies, Spelling Debates And Nation-Building Projects After The Fall Of The Spanish Empire, Laura Villa

Publications and Research

The collapse of the Spanish Empire in the first half of the nineteenth century prompted a need to reorganize the former colonial space in independent countries by creating territorial, political and identity boundaries in Spanish-speaking America. The imposition of a national language – the officialization of grammatical and orthographic norms and their promotion through emerging public education systems – was a key instrument in the nation-building processes developed in Spain and the newly independent American republics. In this socio-political context resistance to official norms and their implementation was frequent. This article studies three language ideological debates over Spanish orthography, occurring …

Effectiveness Of Visual-Based Safety Training Compared With Non-Visual Based Safety Training In The Meat Processing Industry For Non-English Speaking, Hispanic Employees, Erika K. Rinehart

Online Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to identify whether visual-based safety training for non-English, Spanish speaking employees in the meat industry is more effective than non-visual training. The literature review included in this thesis studies the known barriers to training Hispanic workers, the existing training methods out there for safety training, and the best forms of safety training for non-English, Spanish speaking workers.

The methodology in this research evaluated the effectiveness of visual-based training versus a non-visual training for non-English, Spanish speaking employees in the meat industry. Two training sessions with a total of 30 volunteers was organized in order …

Assessment And Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorder In Latino Children, Gesenia S. Sloan-Peña

Theses and Dissertations

There is an increase in the number of children who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. However, significant racial and ethnic disparities exist in the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. Based on the literature, Latino children appear to be under diagnosed or misdiagnosed with other psychological disorders rather than autism spectrum disorder. In addition, Latino children are typically diagnosed at a later age than their White peers. There is almost no research devoted to the assessment of autism spectrum disorder with young Latino children and there is insufficient research related to cultural perceptions of symptoms which can influence parental …