Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
Thi s study consists of a descriptive phonological
analysis of the Spanish of Tampa, Florida. Selected segmental
features are then compared with those of the Castilian of Asturias
and Galicia, as well as with present-day Cuban Spanish. The predominant
influence in the phonology of Tampa Spanish is determined
to be Cuban, rather than the Castilian of Asturias or Galicia spoken
by many of the early settlers of Tampa.
Several highly distinctive traits of Tampa Spanish are
pointed out which would facilitate dialect identification.
analysis of the Spanish of Tampa, Florida. Selected segmental
features are then compared with those of the Castilian of Asturias
and Galicia, as well as with present-day Cuban Spanish. The predominant
influence in the phonology of Tampa Spanish is determined
to be Cuban, rather than the Castilian of Asturias or Galicia spoken
by many of the early settlers of Tampa.
Several highly distinctive traits of Tampa Spanish are
pointed out which would facilitate dialect identification.
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