The ‘transition dialect’ concept and Canarian Spanish

  • Manuel Almeida Instituto de Lingüística “Andrés Bello” Universidad de La Laguna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RFRM.2014.v31.n1.51064
Keywords: dialectology, Canarian Spanish, language identity, homogeneity

Abstract

Some dialectologists reject the idea that the language spoken in the Canary Islands can be considered a dialect. The reasons given to support this thesis are two: the first one is that such a variety has no exclusive language features, and the second is that this speech variety is characterised by a great internal variation. This article explores these arguments, but at the same time puts forward some other arguments which oppose this idea; in others words, it is held that the Canary Island speech variety can be viewed as a dialect.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article download

Crossmark

Metrics

Published
2015-11-16
How to Cite
Almeida M. (2015). The ‘transition dialect’ concept and Canarian Spanish. Revista de Filología Románica, 31(1), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RFRM.2014.v31.n1.51064
Issue
Vol. 31 No. 1 (2014)
Section
Articles

License

In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Revista de Filología Románica is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This circumstance must be expressly stated in these terms where necessary. You can view the summary and the complete legal text of the licence.