This paper investigates language attitudes among Raizales from San Andrés and Providencia islands, Colombia. The paper analyzes stereotypical associations to Creole, Spanish, and English and addresses the question of whether or not the perception of linguistic stimuli is a function of the input-language. The study combined a matched-guise (MG) technique and a qualitative approach using a free association task to disclose emic categories to perceive and judge the languages. The results show that the perception of language is very stereotypical and dependent on whether or not the speaker is perceived as a member of the Raizal ethnic group. The MG results showed that speech is perceived differently as a function of the input-language. Spanish stimuli received the lowest scores as compared to Creole and English, suggesting a negative attitude toward Spanish in San Andrés. The paper provides empirical evidence of the perception of language as a response of ethnicity.
Este artículo introductorio formula puntos de discusión sobre la investigación de las lenguas indígenas, lenguas criollas y variedades dialectales marginadas en el mundo. Se promueve la tesis de que la amenaza que sufre la diversidad lingüística y cultural requiere profundas transformaciones de la actividad investigativa que lleven a asumir una posición de compromiso con la defensa de las lenguas en peligro. Se presenta inicialmente un panorama de la diversidad lingüística bajo amenaza en el mundo y en Colombia. Se detallan algunos avances de documentación y descripción lingüísticas y en materia de etnoeducación en Colombia. Posteriormente se discute sobre los retos de la documentación lingüística y la oportunidad de estrechar los lazos de cooperación entre la investigación sociolingüística y la documentación y descripción lingüísticas. Finalmente, se destacan algunas celebraciones de la diversidad lingüística que han cobrado relevancia en los últimos años y se introducen los artículos de este número especial.
This paper analyzes the discursive practice of piropos performed by construction workers and addressed to female pedestrians in Bogotá, Colombia. Following an interactional sociolinguistic approach, the paper investigates the distinctive features of the piropo practice within this group. The investigators collected 87 naturalistic interactions and 40 interviews of speakers using ethnographic techniques. The analysis includes the study of the content and the form of piropos along with body language and the general performance of the speaker and the addressee. The results show that the speakers follow the patterns of piropo interactions in the Hispanic culture, even though they use specific features for the preparatory acts, the enunciation, and the offset of piropos. The observational data suggest that the practice is grounded on machismo ideologies that trigger public deployment of masculinity. On the other hand, interview data display speakers’ perceptions of piropos as a flirtatious activity and a verbal game. The paper provides naturalistic evidence of the piropo practice in a Hispanic context and contributes to the discussion of gender roles in the public space.
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