Influencia del español en el sistema vocálico shuar: vocales susurradas

The objective of the following paper is to present a study about the voiceless vowels in Shuar and their decreasing vitality. The hypothesis of the study presumes that the voiceless vowels disappear due to the influence of Spanish vocalic system. The database for the research was collected in 21 Shu...

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Author: Valeš, Miroslav
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Perú
Institution:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repository:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18953
Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/lexis/article/view/18953
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Shuar
voiceless
vowels
age
locality
shuar
vocales
susurradas
edad
localidad
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Summary:The objective of the following paper is to present a study about the voiceless vowels in Shuar and their decreasing vitality. The hypothesis of the study presumes that the voiceless vowels disappear due to the influence of Spanish vocalic system. The database for the research was collected in 21 Shuar communities. The study takes into account three extralinguistic factors: age, locality and grade of bilingualism. The conclusion confirms that the contact with Spanish plays an important role in the disappearance of the voiceless vowels as the intensity of contact with Spanish is the most influential factor in their gradual disuse.