other words, ⟨ll⟩ and ⟨y⟩ represent the same sound [ʝ] when yeísmo is present. The term yeísmo comes from one of the Spanish names for the letter ⟨y⟩ (ye)...
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Spanish dialects and varieties (section Yeísmo)
distinction between phonemes represented orthographically by ll and y (yeísmo); the maintenance of syllable-final [s] vs. its weakening to [h] (called...
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History of the Spanish language (section Yeísmo)
halla (from hallar). The phonemic merger is called yeísmo, based on one name for the letter ⟨y⟩. Yeismo is a trait of the Andalusian dialect, among others...
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(2003), p. 255. Peña Arce, Jaime (2015). "Yeísmo en el español de América. Algunos apuntes sobre su extensión" [Yeísmo in the Spanish spoken in America. Some...
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Spanish phonology (section Yeísmo)
distinct phoneme and have merged historical /ʎ/ into /ʝ/: this is called yeísmo. The realization of the phoneme /ʝ/ varies greatly by dialect. In Castilian...
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dialects. In most dialects it has been merged with /ʝ/ in the merger called yeísmo. Similarly, /θ/ is also marked with an asterisk to indicate that most dialects...
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Spain and Hispanic America. Most Hispanic American Spanish usually features yeísmo: there is no distinction between ⟨ll⟩ and ⟨y⟩. However realization varies...
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Delateralization (section Yeísmo (Romance languages))
example of this sound change is yeísmo, which occurs in many Spanish and some Galician dialects. In accents with yeísmo, the palatal lateral approximant...
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(1981:62) Peña Arce, Jaime (2015). "Yeísmo en el español de América. Algunos apuntes sobre su extensión" [Yeísmo in the Spanish spoken in America. Some...
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[ˈbeɹso]. Absence of yeísmo, the historical merger of the phoneme /ʎ/ (spelled ⟨ll⟩) with /ʝ/ (spelled ⟨y⟩). For speakers with yeísmo, the verbs cayó 's/he...
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and rasgo, but only allophonically), (2) the phonemic merger known as yeísmo, (3) the rise of new second-person pronouns, (4) the emergence of the "se...
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Typical features are: Yeísmo, calló and cayó sound alike among all social classes. According to Alonso Zamora Vicente [es], yeísmo has extended from Madrid...
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ISBN 978-1-5262-0248-2 Peña Arce, Jaime (2015). "Yeísmo en el español de América. Algunos apuntes sobre su extensión" [Yeísmo in the Spanish spoken in America. Some...
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American Spanish shares some other Andalusian characteristics too, such as yeísmo, weakening of syllable-final /s/, pronunciation of historical /x/ or the...
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lluvia ('rain'), normally pronounced /ˈʎubia/, is pronounced [ˈlubja]. While yeísmo, which merges the two, is today considered extremely rare and idiosyncratic...
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Uruguayan Spanish, as a variant of Rioplatense, employs both voseo and yeísmo (with [ʃ] or [ʒ]) and has a great influence of the Italian language and...
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is known as Rioplatense Spanish, is distinguished by its use of voseo, yeísmo, and aspiration of s in various contexts. It is heavily influenced by the...
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dialects in Latin America, but that difference is now beginning to disappear (yeísmo) in all Peninsular Spanish dialects, including the standard (that is, Castilian...
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include the following: Yeísmo, the historical merger of the phoneme /ʎ/ (spelled ⟨ll⟩) with /ʝ/ (spelled ⟨y⟩). For speakers with yeísmo, the verbs cayó 's/he...
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Colombia is Spanish. For more on the ambiguity of this pronunciation, see Yeísmo. Recent examples from discussion forums, television coverage and sports...
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The semivowel y is pronounced [dʒ] as is the ll sound (similar to Spanish Yeísmo): iya is pronounced [iˈdʒa]; Ako is pronounced as [aˈho]; Intervocalic l...
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speakers pronounce ⟨ll⟩ and ⟨y⟩ as the same sound, a phenomenon called yeísmo. In much of the Spanish-speaking Americas, and in many regions of Spain...
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the rest of the Americas, in the Canary Islands and in southern Spain. Yeísmo, where /ʎ/ and /ʝ/ merge to /ʝ/, as in many other Spanish dialects. /s/...
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do not merge (lack of yeísmo). In northern Ecuador, /ʎ/ tends to be pronounced as a voiced postalveolar fricative. However, yeísmo is on the rise among...
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phonemic contrast between /ʝ/ and the lateral /ʎ/ (i.e. the absence of yeísmo) is the norm. Aspiration of syllable-final /s/ is frequent in the lowlands...
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Ь ь : Cyrillic letter Soft sign Ll : Spanish double L in the absence of Yeísmo Ľ ľ : Latin letter L with caron - a Slovak letter Ĺ ĺ : Latin letter L with...
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Rioplatense Saharan Salvadoran Standard Uruguayan Venezuelan Dialectology Seseo Yeísmo Voseo Leísmo Loísmo Interlanguages Llanito Jopara Judaeo-Spanish Portuñol...
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Rioplatense Saharan Salvadoran Standard Uruguayan Venezuelan Dialectology Seseo Yeísmo Voseo Leísmo Loísmo Interlanguages Llanito Jopara Judaeo-Spanish Portuñol...
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contact with Mapuche language may be the reason why there is a lack of yeísmo among some Spanish speakers. The language has also influenced the Spanish...
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Rioplatense Saharan Salvadoran Standard Uruguayan Venezuelan Dialectology Seseo Yeísmo Voseo Leísmo Loísmo Interlanguages Llanito Jopara Judaeo-Spanish Portuñol...
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