Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants

The present article stems from a research study aimed at analyzing the Spanish acquired naturally by four Chinese immigrants in Costa Rica, from the standpoint of Schumann’s Pidginization Hypothesis. In this paper, the degree of phonological pidginization in the informants’ Spanish is determined thr...

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Main Author: Henry Angulo Jiménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2014-03-01
Series:Revista de Lenguas Modernas
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/13921
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description The present article stems from a research study aimed at analyzing the Spanish acquired naturally by four Chinese immigrants in Costa Rica, from the standpoint of Schumann’s Pidginization Hypothesis. In this paper, the degree of phonological pidginization in the informants’ Spanish is determined through the identification of deviant features and the establishment of percentages of segmental retention and loss.
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spelling doaj.art-bfbd4867e74e4682971a1e57bcd381192022-12-22T00:48:14ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaRevista de Lenguas Modernas1659-19332215-56432014-03-0119Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese ImmigrantsHenry Angulo Jiménez0Escuela de Lenguas Modernas Universidad de Costa RicaThe present article stems from a research study aimed at analyzing the Spanish acquired naturally by four Chinese immigrants in Costa Rica, from the standpoint of Schumann’s Pidginization Hypothesis. In this paper, the degree of phonological pidginization in the informants’ Spanish is determined through the identification of deviant features and the establishment of percentages of segmental retention and loss.https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/13921SpanishacquisitionChinese immigrantspidginization
spellingShingle Henry Angulo Jiménez
Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants
Revista de Lenguas Modernas
Spanish
acquisition
Chinese immigrants
pidginization
title Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants
title_full Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants
title_fullStr Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants
title_full_unstemmed Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants
title_short Phonological Pidginization in the Spanish Spoken by Four Chinese Immigrants
title_sort phonological pidginization in the spanish spoken by four chinese immigrants
topic Spanish
acquisition
Chinese immigrants
pidginization
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/13921
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