"Ustedeo," "Voseo," or "Tuteo" in Costa Rica: "Un Arroz con Mango"

Autor/inn/en	Schmidt-Rinehart, Barbara C.; LeLoup, Jean W.
Titel	"Ustedeo," "Voseo," or "Tuteo" in Costa Rica: "Un Arroz con Mango"
Quelle	In: NECTFL Review, 89 (2022), S.11-25 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-5965
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Spanish; Language Variation; Language Usage; Grammar; Form Classes (Languages); Verbs; Native Speakers; Speech Communication; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Sociolinguistics; Participant Characteristics; Costa Rica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Spanisch; Sprachenvielfalt; Sprachgebrauch; Grammatik; Analytischer Sprachbau; Muttersprachler; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Soziolinguistik
Abstract	An accurate portrayal of contemporary Spanish in Costa Rica necessitates the inclusion of a discussion of forms of address. Costa Rica is commonly listed among the countries that include "voseo" as part of its pronominal paradigm. The present descriptive study elucidates the sociolinguistic reality of "voseo" in Costa Rica and elaborates on the dynamics of second-person singular forms of address or register. Data were derived from a two-part study designed to investigate the use of "usted," "vos," and "tú" together with their corresponding verb forms, with whom and in which contexts are these forms of address used, how might the linguistic landscape be changing, and why. In the initial investigation, 132 in-country person-to-person interviews of native speakers from all seven provinces were conducted and analyzed. The results revealed that "ustedeo" was overwhelmingly the form of choice in all contexts, "voseo" was noticeably present, and "tuteo" rarely appeared in the speech of the interlocutors. Subsequent exploration of the linguistic landscape of the country as evidenced in over 500 tokens of print media and signage indicated a different usage of these forms of address. Results showed that all three forms were prevalent. This incongruence has ramifications for Spanish language instruction as well as those wishing to interact appropriately in the Costa Rican culture. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2400 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. e-mail: info@nectfl.org; Web site: https://www.nectfl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01