The language functions of tipo in Argentine vernacular

Fernández, Julieta

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2017.03.013

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“…The same may be true for similarity quotatives in other languages. We have already noted that the preferred ‘similarity’ quotative forms in Paris and Ottawa are different, suggesting independent internal developments in the two locations; in Spanish, too, there are different similarity quotative forms in Argentina, where tipo is preferred (Fernández 2017), and Arizona, where Spanish-English bilinguals use como (Kern 2014). Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that language contact with English has accelerated the emergence of a similarity quotative in French, even if the result is not a direct calque.…”

Section: Quotative Genre: a Contact-driven Change?mentioning

confidence: 89%

The origins of new quotative expressions: the case of Paris French

Cheshire

Secova

2018

French Language Studies

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We analyse genre in the speech of young people with multi-ethnic friendship groups in Paris in order to address the as yet unresolved question of whether new quotatives equivalent in meaning to English BE LIKE result from simultaneous independent parallel developments in languages other than English or from a process of calquing.We conclude that French quotative genre results from independent internal developments but that it enters the French quotative system in the same way that BE LIKE entered the English system, driven by the meanings of 'similarity' or 'approximation' that are shared by the lexical item genre in a range of syntactic categories. We propose that in order for a new similarity quotative to emerge, a lexical item with a meaning of 'similarity' or 'approximation' must become syntactically multifunctional, and that the use of that lexical item must reach a critical frequency threshold. In the case of genre we suggest that the necessary increase in frequency results from the development of the lexical item into a discourse marker.We also analyse another new French quotative, ETRE LA, a sequence that we find is used to highlight activity of many kinds (including, but not confined to, spoken behaviour). The trajectory followed by each of the new quotative expressions conforms to De Smet's proposals about how linguistic innovations spread through the grammar. , 15:151-198. Clark, H. and Gerrig, R. (1990). Quotations as demonstrations. Language, 66: Journal of Sociolinguistics 764-895.Danon-Boileau, L. and Morel, M-A. (1997). "Question, point de vue, genre, style: les noms prépositionnels en français contemporain." Faits de langue, 9:192-200.

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Section: Quotative Genre: a Contact-driven Change?mentioning

confidence: 89%

The origins of new quotative expressions: the case of Paris French

Cheshire

Secova

2018

French Language Studies

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“…Results from comparative analyses provide evidence that not only that tipo is being used innovatively by teenage speakers in Rio de Janeiro, but also that the frequency in the use of these innovative forms has been increasing significantly in the past 50 years. Binominal type nouns such as tipo have been of interest to researchers in several languages such as Italian (Voghera 2013), English (Traugott 2008), Russian (Kolyaseva & Davidse 2018), Portuguese (Bittencourt 1999;Lima-Hernandes 2005), and Spanish (Fernández 2017;Mihatsch 2016). This study contributes to the field of sociolinguistics -more specifically Brazilian sociolinguisticsby providing an empirical account of the current functions and frequency of tipo in the speech of teenagers in Rio de Janeiro.…”

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Tipo: Inovação e mudança no português brasileiro

Thompson¹

2019

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This paper provides an empirical account of the synchronic variation in the use of the noun TIPO (‘type’, ‘kind’)in the Brazilian Portuguese vernacular. Innovation in its use, first documented by Bittencourt (1999), suggests TIPO may be performing functions beyond those of a noun. To investigate innovation in its use, this study focuses on the speech of teenagers born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Although this group has been shown to be in the forefront of linguistic innovation (D’Arcy, 2005; Tagliamonte, 2016), research on the speech of adolescents remains scant in Brazilian Portuguese. This paper[1]aims to fill this gap by presenting the results of two analyses of empirical data collected between 2015 and 2018 (the author and collaborator).[2]Results indicate that TIPO is not only salient in participants’ speech but also that non-nominal forms of TIPO are more frequently used by speakers (97.98%) when compared to its nominal form (2.02%). Findings suggest that uses of non-nominal TIPO are systematic and linguistically defined: TIPO is most often found in pre-clausal position or preceding a noun phrase. Findings also show that TIPO is performing functions beyond those of a noun, such as a preposition and an adverb.

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“…The two student participants at the 400 level, Henry and Kaelyn, enumerated several lunfardo expressions on the language‐awareness test that were frequently used in the language production of Argentine undergraduates at the time of data collection (e.g., bajón [something depressing], ni en pedo to express that “one wouldn't do something at all,” and chabón to refer to a “male”). They demonstrated a fairly elaborate knowledge of Argentine vernacular, including some pragmatic markers that were frequently used by locals their own age, such as tipo [like] (Fernández, ). It is worth noting, however, that they both stated that they chose not to use lunfardo even when they could understand it.…”

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“I think I sound stupid if I try to use those words”: The role of metapragmatic awareness in the study abroad language classroom

Fernández

2018

Foreign Language Annals

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This study investigates the instructional treatment of Argentine Spanish vernacular (i.e., lunfardo), metapragmatic information about its use provided by instructors, and participants’ metapragmatic awareness of vernacular use in a second language (L2) Spanish study abroad (SA) classroom. The participants were 12 American undergraduate students taking Spanish courses at an SA institute in Argentina. The educators were eight university‐level instructors who were native speakers of Argentine Spanish. The analysis triangulates data from classroom observations, classroom materials, a language awareness test, and semi‐structured interviews with the participants. The results indicate that although the L2 instructors provided instruction on the use of vernacular, they appeared to do so without providing sufficient metapragmatic information for the students to understand and use vernacular competently in interactions with locals. The significance of a pedagogical focus on vernacular that begins predeparture and encourages active student participation is discussed.

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The language functions of tipo in Argentine vernacular

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

The origins of new quotative expressions: the case of Paris French

The origins of new quotative expressions: the case of Paris French

Tipo: Inovação e mudança no português brasileiro

“I think I sound stupid if I try to use those words”: The role of metapragmatic awareness in the study abroad language classroom

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