Project

Diminutive expressions in Spanish-English bilingual contexts. A multifactorial and multimethod account.

Code
01CD09024
Looptijd
01-11-2024 → 28-02-2025
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • English language
    • Spanish language
    • Contact linguistics
    • Corpus linguistics
    • Sociolinguistics
Trefwoorden
diminutief tweetaligheid Engels sociolinguïstiek corpuslinguïstiek Spaans Taalcontact
 
Projectomschrijving
This project aims to conduct a multifactorial analysis of diminutive expressions (e.g., little house, casita, little casa, housito) in bilingual communities in the U.S., such as Miami and El Paso. Through a comparative corpus study and experimental analysis, it examines the impact of intra-linguistic and extra-linguistic factors related to language contact on the formal and functional productivity of diminutives.