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Standard Variations and Conceptions of Language in Various Language Cultures
Zamora, Juan C./ Ballou, Emily G. (University Amherst, US/ University Calgary, CAN)
Lexical Differences between Spain and Spanish America. Taboo WordsWe all speak at least one language and one dialect of that language. The term "dialect" refers to the form of speaking in a particular geographic region. One can say that there are macrodialects because there are groups of dialects that share similar characteristics that are then very different from other macrodialects. In this study we examine lexical differences of Spanish related to taboo words in two large macrodialectal areas, those of Spain and Spanish America.
Many lexical differences occur as a result of cultural factors in each macrodialectical area. Furthermore, because of the large size of each area, one finds that taboo words in one part of the region may be completely different from taboo words of another part of the same region. For example, what may be a taboo word in Asturias, Spain, may not be one in Andalucía, and likewise that which is a taboo word in Argentina may not be so in Cuba.
In this paper we will provide further evidence of this, but because of the time constraints for the reading of papers, the discussion will not be exhaustive.
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