Casos de cambios fonéticos en el español actual
Cases of Phonetic Changes in Contemporary Spanish

Summary/Abstract: In the context of language evolution, like all the other languages, Spanish has been experiencing processes of simplification. These can be representative examples in morphology, syntax, lexicology, but they are mostly visible in phonetics and phonology, namely at the level of pronunciation. Linguistic changes have triggered among linguists the discussion on the importance of the standardized pronunciation both in communication and in teaching and learning Spanish, due to the clash between the phonological features of standard Spanish and those of the other varieties spoken in Spain. In the last years, the pronunciation of Spanish speakers has been subject to all sorts of changes, irrespective of age, gender, level of education or dialectal origin. Whether these changes are caused by the natural tendency of simplification of languages or by the interaction between different dialectal areas remains a question of interest. The present work presents examples of such changes at the level of pronunciation in the speech of native Spanish speakers from Spain.

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