Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University World Languages and Cultures Theses Department of World Languages and Cultures 4-21-2009 El Reguetón: Análisis Del Léxico De La Música De Los Reguetoneros Puertorriqueños Ashley Elizabeth Wood Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mcl_theses Part of the Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons Recommended Citation Wood, Ashley Elizabeth, "El Reguetón: Análisis Del Léxico De La Música De Los Reguetoneros Puertorriqueños." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2009. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/mcl_theses/6 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of World Languages and Cultures at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in World Languages and Cultures Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. EL REGUETÓN: ANÁLISIS DEL LÉXICO DE LA MÚSICA DE LOS REGUETONEROS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS by ASHLEY ELIZABETH WOOD Under the Direction of Carmen Schlig ABSTRACT This paper examines some of the linguistic qualities of reggaeton in order to determine to which extent the music represents the speech of the urban residents of Puerto Rico. The lyrics are analyzed in order to see if they are used only within the context of reggaeton or if they are part of the Puerto Rican lexicon in general. The political context of Puerto Rico with respect to the United States is taken in to consideration with the formation of Anglicisms and the use of English. The paper summarizes the current knowledge of the Puerto Rican lexicon and highlights two linguistic studies that focus on reggaeton in addition to providing general background information about the genre.