Afro-peruvian Spanish declarative intonation analysis and implications
Abstract
This study offers an analysis of Afro-Peruvian Spanish (APS) declarative intonation. Our findings indicate that this dialect presents intonational features that diverge from other varieties of Spanish. It shows minimal downstepping across utterances and a predominant use of the L+H* pitch accent, even in prenuclear position, where L+>H* is more commonly cited in neutral contexts. At intermediate phrase edges, the most common APS boundary tone is L- rather than H-, which is usually employed in other varieties to indicate the continuation of a thought. Our results evidence a simplified set of phonological targets, which are analyzed as the byproduct of SLA processes that were subsequently conventionalized and nativized at the community level by later generations of APS speakers.
Publication Title
Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
Recommended Citation
Butera, B., Sessarego, S., & Rao, R. (2020). Afro-peruvian Spanish declarative intonation analysis and implications. Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 26, 229-247. https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.26.11but
