Geolectal variation of linguistic mitigation in Spanish as a foreign language. A didactic approach based on the PRESEEA oral corpus
Abstract
The acquisition of linguistic mitigation as a variable phenomenon may be a significant barrier for learners of Spanish as a foreign language. Although the teaching of verbal mitigation in the non-native speakers’ class has been studied, specialized literature has given inadequate attention to the diatopic variation of this phenomenon. This paper aims a theoretical approach to linguistic attenuation and its variation. A didactic proposal based on the oral corpus PRESEEA (Project for the Sociolinguistic Study of Spanish from Spain and America) is then presented as a tool to teach this variable concept in the classroom. Through this approach, students can recognize the different mitigating mechanisms and become aware of the diatopic variety in mitigation within the Spanish-speaking community.
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