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Lunfardo: Linguistic Boundaries and Attitudes Among Porteño Youth UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Who Owns the Language? Lunfardo: Linguistic Boundaries and Attitudes Among Porteño Youth A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Hispanic Languages and Literatures by Adriana D’Adamo Guillén Committee in charge: Professor Viola G. Miglio, Chair Professor Stefan Th. Gries Professor Eric W. Campbell September 2019 The dissertation of Adriana D’Adamo Guillén is approved. ____________________________________________ Stefan Th. Gries ____________________________________________ Eric W. Campbell ____________________________________________ Viola G. Miglio, Committee Chair September 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The fieldwork for this study was generously supported by research grants from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Spanish and Portuguese. This project was additionally supported by the collaboration of several wonderful people at each of the research sites in Buenos Aires; and I would like to acknowledge them here: En la capital de Buenos Aires (CABA), quisiera reconocer a varios profesores -Valeria Sonna (UCES), Daniela Lauria (UBA), Esteban Lythgoe (UBA), e Isabel Venazco (La Normal 8) - por su asistencia clave en el reclutamiento de participantes para el estudio. En el conurbano de Gran Buenos Aires, quisiera agradecer a Mariana Gardella Hueso y Victoria Juliá (UNSAM) por su ayuda profesional en hacer los contactos para que la selección de la muestra para el estudio fuera la más representativa posible. Quisiera reconocer especialmente al Profesor de la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UNIPE) y Director de la Academia Porteña del Lunfardo, Oscar Conde, por las varias citas que pedí, y por su comunicación y dirección hacia varias fuentes y personas clave un año antes de realizar el estudio. Además, este proyecto no hubiera sido posible sin los generosos participantes que ofrecieron su tiempo para participar tanto en las encuestas escritas como las entrevistas orales—los alumnos, profesores, y ciudadanos de Buenos Aires. Entre las varias instituciones y escuelas de estudios superiores, quisiera darles las gracias específicamente a los alumnos de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, la Universidad Nacional de San Martín, la Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, y el Instituto Terciario Normal 8. Del mismo modo, me gustaría agradecer a mis queridos amigos y familiares en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, quienes fueron los primeros en enseñarme acerca de su variedad lingüística única, el lunfardo. Sus voces y sentido del humor excepcional representan el lunfardo para mí. También quisiera agradecer a mi nueva familia porteña - Cecilia Vichi, Pablo Moricz, Gabriel y Fabian Rojas - por darme una gran bienvenida a Buenos Aires, y por su asistencia y gran conocimiento local mientras me sumergí en el ajetreo de la ciudad. iii I would also like to acknowledge my committee members—all exceptional and distinguished scholars and advisors. Working with these gifted individuals has enhanced my academic and professional preparedness. To Professor Stefan Gries, whose guidance was vital to the quantitative analysis of this study. Thank you for equipping me with the tools for effective statistical analysis. To Professor Eric Campbell, thank you for your careful consideration and insight of my historical analysis. To Professor Viola Miglio, my advisor and committee chair, thank you for believing in me and in my ideas, for being my vigorous advocate, and for giving me the tools to shape this project from the beginning. This road began long before I arrived at UCSB, and required the support of many important mentors who guided me toward the path of my graduate studies. To my Italian Studies professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dr. Deanna Shemek and Dr. Cythnia Polecritti for sparking my interest in language and cultural studies. To Dr. Teresa Bargetto of California State University, Stanislaus, who first opened my eyes to a world of possibilities in Hispanic Linguistics, and encouraged me to pursue graduate studies in Spanish. And to my M.A. advisor at California State University, San Diego, Dr. Alfredo Urzúa-Beltran, thank you for believing in my capability to perform original research, and for being my tireless mentor in each of my professional endeavors over the past five years. Finally, thank you to my family and friends for your unrelenting support, and for believing in my path and ability to succeed. A mi esposo valiente, Anthony Guillén, este logro es tanto mío como tuyo. Gracias por tu amor y apoyo indestructible a través de todos los desafíos, y por ofrecerme siempre un hogar seguro y pacífico. To my parents, Berj and Dorene, thank you for every sacrifice you ever made for me, for your example that always pushes me to do better, and for your full confidence in me during my own moments of doubt. You taught me that no goal was out of reach, that I could do anything I wanted to do, and be anything I wanted to be. To my sister (Marisa), and brother (Ara), and to my friends Leslie, Emily, Magda, and Alba, for keeping me grounded and motivated, for listening to me, and for always spending time in laughter. I am the person I am because of these fine people. iv VITA OF ADRIANA D’ADAMO GUILLÉN Summer 2019 EDUCATION B.A. Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Major: Italian Studies, June 2012 (magna cum laude) M.A. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, San Diego State University, Spanish, May 2016 Ph.D. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Santa Barbara, Hispanic Languages and Literatures (Iberian Linguistics), with additional emphasis in Applied Linguistics, expected September 2019 PUBLICATIONS Guillén, Adriana. & Urzúa-Beltran, Alfredo (2018). Reconocimiento de lunfardismos entre hablantes de español porteño. Signo y Seña. 32. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Moosekian, Adriana (2016). “La literatura como recodificación de una nación traumatizada en Una sola muerte numerosa.” Lucero, 24, University of California Berkeley. 29-38. GRANTS AND AWARDS Tim McGovern Research and Professional Accomplishments Award, UCSB (2018) Doctoral Research Travel Award, UCSB (2018) Doctoral Conference Grant, UCSB (2018) The Dean and Faculty of the College of Arts and Letters Award, SDSU Outstanding Master of Arts Student in Linguistics (2016) Research Award for Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice 9th San Diego State University Student Research Symposium (2016) Chicano/Latin American Studies Grant for Research in Latin America, SDSU (2016) Tinker Foundation Grant for Research in Latin America, SDSU (2015) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS “El lunfardo y percepciones de la identidad lingüística entre los argentinos: Un caso de estudio” Jornadas Internacionales: El cocoliche y el lunfardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires/ Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2018) “Making the Most of Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom: Kinesthetic Language Learning Through Dance.” Hispanic & Lusophone Graduate Student Conference, UCSB. (2018) “Over 100 Years of chamuyando: The European Footprint in Porteño Spanish” Spanish in the U.S./Spanish in Contact with Other Languages, Provo, UT. (2017) v “Language Variations in the Dominican Republic” San Diego State University Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University. (2017) “The Porteño Voice: A Study of Argentinian Linguistic Identities” Humanities Education and Research Association (HERA), San Diego, CA. (2017) “Lunfardo: A Contemporary Study of Porteño Spanish” San Diego State University Research Symposium, San Diego State University. (2016) “La recodificación de una memoria colectiva en Una sola muerte numerosa” AATSP Conference Roger Anton Chapter, California State University Fullerton. (2016) PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Instructor/Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spanish 1-6, Spanish 16A) Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Santa Barbara (Fall 2016-Spring 2019) Instructor/Graduate Teaching Associate (Spanish 101-102) Department of Spanish and Portuguese, San Diego State University (Fall 2014-Spring 2016) Instructor (Spanish Review, Spanish 1), Santa Barbara City College Extended Learning, (2017) Graduate Teaching Assistant (Linguistics 20) Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara (Winter 2019) Reader (LAIS 102) Department of Latin American and Iberian Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara (Spring 2019) Reader (Spanish 100) Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Santa Barbara (Winter 2017) U.S. Department of State Student Intern United States Embassy to the Dominican Republic, Political and Economics Section (Summer 2015) U.S. Department of State Student Intern United States Embassy to the Holy See, Political Section (Summer 2016) LANGUAGES English (Native) Italian (Intermediate) Spanish (Advanced / Near-native) Portuguese (Basic) FIELDS OF STUDY Major Field: Iberian Linguistics Studies in Sociolinguistics Studies in Applied Linguistics vi ABSTRACT Who Owns the Language? Lunfardo: Linguistic Boundaries and Attitudes Among Porteño Youth by Adriana D’Adamo Guillén The question of language status regarding use, attrition, and social dispersion is commonplace in the field of linguistics, and particularly in the study of vernaculars, informal non-standard speech. However, most research concerning substandard lexical phenomena has been dictated by varieties of English, with limited concentration in the Americas
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