| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77694 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree. | en_US |
| dc.format | Monograph | |
| dc.format.medium | Electronic Resource | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY. | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dcterms.abstract | The purpose of this study is to investigate and compile a better understanding of the peculiarities and distinctions of the current Puerto Rican dialect of the Spanish Language, spoken particularly in selective neighborhoods within the boroughs of New York State. The main focus of this research thesis will be a historical overview of the characteristics of the Puerto Rican dialect from how it began to form to its transpiration to its current level, elaborating on a better understanding of the context. Within an intensive dissection and study of the dialect, I will focus on the phonological, morphological, lexical and other aspects and introduce specific examples and productions from various contexts. I will explain the processes of how and why such speech patterns are made and how they differ from not only other dialects of Spanish but other languages as well. This thesis will contain many examples within each linguistic field used to show how the direct influence of the English language and American culture has shifted, shaped, integrated and changed the Spanish spoken by Puerto Ricans in each of those fields within the United States. Lastly, numerous methodological approaches are unveiled concerning selective studies and experiments that not only give a more in-depth insight of the dialect through the reference of different articles, books, graphs, statistics, and speech/text examples but also provide an illustration of the relationship among the Spanish standard language, English language, Puerto Rican language (from Puerto Rico) and the current Puerto Rican dialect spoken in New York, USA. The thesis concludes with a summary of the main points which helps to understand the current usage of such a distinct dialect and ends with suggestions for further research in language acquisition. | |
| dcterms.available | 2017-09-20T16:53:21Z | |
| dcterms.contributor | Davidiak, Elena | en_US |
| dcterms.contributor | Ordonez, Francisco | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | Figueroa, Nicholas James | |
| dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-09-20T16:53:21Z | |
| dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2017-09-20T16:53:21Z | |
| dcterms.description | Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature. | en_US |
| dcterms.extent | 92 pg. | en_US |
| dcterms.format | Monograph | |
| dcterms.format | Application/PDF | en_US |
| dcterms.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77694 | |
| dcterms.issued | 2013-12-01 | |
| dcterms.language | en_US | |
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| dcterms.publisher | The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY. | |
| dcterms.subject | Linguistics | |
| dcterms.title | The Peculiarities and Distinctions of (Puerto Rican) Spanish in New York | |
| dcterms.type | Thesis | |
