Neutral Spanish — Latin Spanish: Towards a Hispanic American Standard in the Media Cover Image

Español neutro — español latino: Hacia una norma hispanoamericana en los medios de comunicación
Neutral Spanish — Latin Spanish: Towards a Hispanic American Standard in the Media

Author(s): Antonio María López González
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Stylistics
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: neutral Spanish; Latin Spanish; American Spanish; standard variety; linguistic norm

Summary/Abstract: Within the framework of the varieties of the Spanish language in America, there has been built a linguistic variety, popularly known as Latin Spanish, commonly used in the international media, audiovisual productions and in the dubs made in Latin America. This article aims to analyse the concept of neutral or Latin Spanish (español neutro and español latino), its role as a standard Spanish-American variety, its fields of use, as well as its linguistic characteristics.

  • Issue Year: 67/2019
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 7-27
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Spanish