The construction of linguistic identities: the case of Andalusian variety of Spanish and southern varieties of Serbian

Authors

  • Izabela beljić Katedra za iberijske studije Filološki fakultet Studentski trg 3 11000 Beograd

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/vh.23.1.87-105

Keywords:

linguistic identity, Andalusian variety of Spanish, southern varieties of Serbian, linguistic prestige, stigmatization

Abstract

Acceptance, discrimination and stigmatization issues of less socially accepted varieties of language are analysed from the perspective of critical sociolinguistics. The paper discusses the question of linguistic identity in relation to the Andalusian variety of Spanish and southern varieties of Serbian speakers. The comparison of similar linguistic features in Spanish and Serbian serves as a tool to investigate and address the issue of linguistic identity of speakers of both languages. In this way we can observe the interaction between society, language and cultural models, such as language ideologies and the relationship between language and social power. In a survey made among Hispanic Philology students, their views on matters of approval or disapproval of the southern varieties of Serbian and Spanish were verified. The aim is to clarify various beliefs, prejudices, negative attitudes, stereotypes and linguistic judgments that traditionally accompany the two stigmatized varieties.

 

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Published

01.12.2015

How to Cite

beljić, I. (2015). The construction of linguistic identities: the case of Andalusian variety of Spanish and southern varieties of Serbian. Verba Hispanica, 23(1), 87–105. https://doi.org/10.4312/vh.23.1.87-105

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Linguistics

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