Attitudes towards Language Change

Attitudes towards Language Change

Aurora Casado Martin, Alejandro Garrido Aparicio, Florentina Daniela Radana, Sonia Mateos Gómez, Laura Amador Chimeno

07/10/2022

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Research Explanation

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List of 10 Language Change Questions

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Results having in mind two different factors which are gender and age

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Appendix: Questions and aswers of all surveyed people

Research Explanation

This infographic has been compiled with information we have obtain through a series of questions asked to different people who were Maria Juana Sanchez del Hoyo (75 years old), Aurora Martín Vinuesa (53 years old), Óscar Mateos Gómez (23 years old), Leonardo Amador (60 years old) & Francisco Díaz Benítez (70 years old)

List of 10 Language Change Questions

Do you know what the term "putivuelta" means? Explain it with your own words

Do you know what the expression "que si quiere bolsa" means? Explain it with your own words

Do you know what the term "post" means? Explain it with your own words

What would you say strike you the most about language used by young people today? Give us an example

Would you know what that example you gave us, mean?

when you speak, do you shorten the words, like for instance, "finde" instead of " fin de semana" or "info" instead of "información"?

Do you know what the word "enjalbergar" means? Try to explain it with your own words

When aswering in a possitive way, do you use "ok/okey" or "vale"?

Do you know any expression that is no longer in use nowadays? what does it mean?

Have you ever heard or use the expression "sanseacabó"?

Results having in mind two different factors which are gender and age

Appendix: Questions and aswers of all surveyed people

Maria Juana

Aurora

1. Do you know what the term "post" means? Explain it with your own words No, she does not know what it means, but she has heard it before. 2. Do you know what the term "putivuelta" means? Explain it with your own words No, she believed it means to do something without enthusiasm as in Spain we introduce bad words in expressions frequently. 3. Do you know what the expression "que si quiere bolsa" means? Explain it with your own words No, she thinks that it is when you want to cut someone from talking too much. 4. What would you say strike you the most about language used by young people today? Give us an example She told me that she realizes that young people tend to use more and more words in English. When people say “Voy a publicar una story” to Instagram. 5. Would you know what that example you gave us, mean? It is to upload something in a specific section on Instagram 6. Do you know any expression that is no longer in use nowadays? what does it mean? The word “farizarse” which means to slip 7. Do you know what the word "enjalbergar" means? Try to explain it with your own words Yes, but in my village, it is spelled like “jalbegar”, and it means to apply cast to a wall to make it whiter. 8. Have you ever heard or use the expression "sanseacabó"? She has heard it 9. when you speak, do you shorten the words, like for instance, "finde" instead of " fin de semana" or "info" instead of "información"? Yes, she does. 10. When aswering in a possitive way, do you use "ok/okey" or "vale"? She uses all, in a message she normally uses ok/okey, but spoken the world “vale”.

1. Do you know what the term "post" means? Explain it with your own words NO; she believed that it meant sent something by ordinary mail 2. Do you know what the term "putivuelta" means? Explain it with your own words NO; she believed that it meant getting in touch with a prostitute 3. Do you know what the expression "que si quiere bolsa" means? Explain it with your own words NO; she believed that it was something that a cashier asks you in a store when you are paying for something 4. What would you say strike you the most about language used by young people today? Give us an example She told me that it is very difficult for her to understand how young people usually talk and she exposed to me an example regarding my little cousin when she speaks stating that she sometimes uses expressions such us I’m going to facetime my friend 5. Would you know what that example you gave us, mean? She told me that now she knew it as my aunt explained it to her saying that is was a new term used to express “videollamada” but apparently she didn’t know that was an anglicism 6. Do you know any expression that is no longer in use nowadays? what does it mean? She told me about some words that she is not used to hear anymore but that they were very common to hear when she was younger in my village such as “aminalado” which means to be tired, or “cangui” which means to be afraid 7. Do you know what the word "enjalbergar" means? Try to explain it with your own words She told me that in fact she did knew it and she explained it to me as to apply cast to a wall in order to make it whiter as she told me that they used to do it very frequently when she was young 8. Have you ever heard or use the expression "sanseacabó"? She told me that she did hear it 9. when you speak, do you shorten the words, like for instance, "finde" instead of " fin de semana" or "info" instead of "información"? She told me that she is now used to shortening words because of the influence people had on her, but for instance she didn’t know what info meant 10. When aswering in a possitive way, do you use "ok/okey" or "vale"? She told me that she tends to use more frequently “vale” but she also uses “okey” even though she told me that she was not able to be I control of what she uses as it comes out naturally

Leonardo

Óscar

1.Do you know what the term "post" means? Explain it with your own words No, he uses the term as if it were the prepositional phrase "en pos de" 2.Do you know what the term "putivuelta" means? Explain it with your own words No, he does not know what that is. His literal answer was "me estas liando" 3.Do you know what the expression "que si quiere bolsa" means? Explain it with your own words No, he thinks it's wanting a bag 4.What would you say strike you the most about language used by young people today? Give us an example He is shocked that we use so many abbreviated words and anglicisms. Like for example "tuto", "simpa", "brunch" or "coach". 5.Would you know what that example you gave us, mean? He doesn't know what "tuto" or "brunch" means, but he does know the meaning of "simpa" (not paying for a service that has already been given to you) and "coach" (trainer). 6.Do you know any expression that is no longer in use nowadays? what does it mean? "Ay que recondenao'" means that someone has done something wrong. Example: a child who has done a mischief or someone has burned food. "te meto un puño por una manga" is a threat to someone who has done something wrong. It is equivalent to "como saque el cinto". 7.Do you know what the word "enjalbergar" means? Try to explain it with your own words No 8.Have you ever heard or use the expression "sanseacabó"? Yes, he keeps using it 9.when you speak, do you shorten the words, like for instance, "finde" instead of " fin de semana" or "info" instead of "información"? No, he doesn't usually cut words (at least not consciously). He doesn't like to "half-say" them. 10.When aswering in a possitive way, do you use "ok/okey" or "vale"? He usually says "vale" and occasionally uses "okay"

1.Do you know what the term "post" means? Explain it with your own words Yes. He uses the term “post” as a noun, referring to something that someone has posted on a social network, be it a photo or a tweet. 2.Do you know what the term "putivuelta" means? Explain it with your own words Yes. “putivuelta” means to go around people to see if you are interested in someone or to see if you know someone, is used in party settings. 3.Do you know what the expression "que si quiere bolsa" means? Explain it with your own words Yes. The expression “que si quiere bolsa” is like saying I don't care/interest in what you are telling me. 4.What would you say strike you the most about language used by young people today? Give us an example He says that we use a lot of English mixed with Spanish, or we Spanishize many English expressions such as “slayear” 5.Would you know what that example you gave us, mean? from “slay” we Spanishize it as if it were a verb to say that it has swept away or that it is doing something very well 6.Do you know any expression that is no longer in use nowadays? what does it mean? The expression "ponerse hasta las botas" with the meaning of swelling to eat 7.Do you know what the word "enjalbergar" means? Try to explain it with your own words No 8.Have you ever heard or use the expression "sanseacabó"? Yes, especially in adults 9.When you speak, do you shorten the words, like for instance, "finde" instead of " fin de semana" or "info" instead of "información"? Yes. Always 10.When aswering in a possitive way, do you use "ok/okey" or "vale"? Use both depending on the context

Francisco

1.Do you know what the term "post" means? Explain it with your own words No 2.Do you know what the term "putivuelta" means? Explain it with your own words No 3.Do you know what the expression "que si quiere bolsa" means? Explain it with your own words No 4.What would you say strike you the most about language used by young people today? Give us an example That is very adaptive in terms of collecting and introducing terms from other languages ​​such as many English words; casting, gym. 5.Would you know what that example you gave us, mean? It means an interpretation test for singers or actors. 6.Do you know any expression that is no longer in use nowadays? what does it mean? “Menuda cara de circumstancia tienes” 7.Do you know what the word "enjalbergar" means? Try to explain it with your own words No 8.Have you ever heard or use the expression "sanseacabó"? Yes 9.when you speak, do you shorten the words, like for instance, "finde" instead of " fin de semana" or "info" instead of "información"? No 10.When aswering in a possitive way, do you use "ok/okey" or "vale"? Both