Amestáu
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The variant of Asturian characterized by a lexical, phonetic and syntactic Castilianization is known by the name of amestáu (Asturian for "Mixed"), being much more pronounced in the first two. For some it is a mixed speech of Asturian and Spanish, although there are many others who defend that, because of its syntactic structures, it is a variant of Asturian or even low-class Asturian.
General Characteristics[edit]
Phonetic characteristics divergent[edit]
- Loss of the x sound (sh): díhome instead of díxome, except at the beginning: xelu and xelada.
- Yeísmo: yover instead of llover.
- Loss of metaphony in the areas where it is proper: cansáu for canséu or palu for pelu.
- The initial LL isn't palatized in many cases: libru instead of llibru.
Morphosyntactic characteristics[edit]
- Morphological union of enclitic pronouns: diome, contóme, diótelu
- Frequently, use of the indirect object pronouns -y and -yos.
- Partial disappearance of the neutral gender: Madera buena, but agua frío.
- Use of own expressions: ¿Qué ye, ho?; A costafecha, Tener bona mano, Tar ún que lo vierte.
- Use of -es for feminine plurals: puertes.
- Use of -u for masculine singulars: paisanu.
Lexical characteristics[edit]
Lexically, it is highly variable, and the speaker themself can move through several Amestáu registers, using more or less forms of one language or another. Because of diglossia, it is not uncommon to see a speaker adapt his level of speaking to communicative situations.
References[edit]
- ↑ D'Andrés, Ramón (2020). Contacto de lenguas en Asturias : asturiano, "amestáu" y castellano (PDF) (in Spanish). Spain: Universidad de Oviedo. ISBN 9788417802233.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
Other examples[edit]
In Galicia castrapo or in Puerto Rico Spanglish are examples of similar situations to that of Amestáu and that happened because of their own situations of diglossia and coexistence of languages.
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