The ‘J’ for ‘S’ Swap in Rural Andes

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In the rural highlands of the Andes, you might hear Spanish spoken with a curious twist, where the 's' sound…

Reading a City: The Dialects of Lima

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To listen to Lima is to hear the story of Peru itself. The capital's Spanish is a vibrant urban sociolect,…

The Spanish of the Sahara

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Deep in the Western Sahara, a unique and resilient dialect of Spanish persists, heavily seasoned with the grammar and vocabulary…

Is Castilian Spanish the ‘Original’?

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Many Spanish learners are told they must learn "Castilian" Spanish, the supposedly "pure" or "original" form of the language. This…

The Plural of ‘Café’: A Dialect Test

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How do you pluralize 'café'? The seemingly simple choice between 'cafés' and the colloquial 'cafeses' is actually a fascinating dialect…

Llanito: The Code of Gibraltar

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Discover Llanito, the fascinating linguistic code of Gibraltar that fluently mixes Andalusian Spanish and British English, often within a single…

‘Vos’ and ‘Tú’ in Chile: A Coexistence

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The Lost ‘Vosotros’ of the Americas

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Why do Spaniards say 'vosotros' while Latin Americans say 'ustedes'? The answer is a fascinating linguistic journey back to the…

Chavacano: The Spanish Creole of Asia

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The Voseo of Central America

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