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A dialect is defined in linguistic terms as a language variety which is spoken in a specific territory. In the Spanish peninsula, for example, there are different dialects of Spanish. One should not, however, mix up the different dialects in Spain with the different languages spoken in the Peninsula: Spanish, Catalan, Basque and Galician.

The existence of dialects is a natural consequence of the dynamism of languages. For example, throughout its evolution, Spanish has adopted unique characteristics in the different places where it is spoken. Some of the dialects of Spanish in Spain are canario (from the Canary Islands), andaluz (from Andalusia), and madrileo (from Madrid). The different Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America also present national and regional variations. Thus, we can speak of an Argentinean, a porteo (from Buenos Aires city), a Chilean, or a Colombian dialect, among others.

The differences between dialects are usually limited to intonation, pronunciation and isolated words and expressions. An example of word variation within the Spanish peninsula is candle. Candle is referred to as vela in the northern and center parts of Spain, but as candela in the South. As for pronunciation, the word Madrid is pronounced in the capital of Spain as Madrith, whereas in the bilingual areas of the East coast, and because of the contact between Spanish and Catalan, it becomes Madrit. In the South, however, people tend to eliminate the final consonant and say Madr.

One of 메리트카지노 the main differences between the dialects of Spain and those of Latin America is the use of pronouns. Thus, in Spain, the informal pronoun that has remained for the second person singular (in English you) is t. However, some Latin American countries, (Argentina, Uruguay or Paraguay, for example) have retained the pre-modern vos. This leads to unique verb forms such as entends? for do you understand? instead of the peninsular entiendes? or mixtures such as Vos te marchs ya? Instead of T te marchas ya? (In English, are you leaving now?).

The plural you also varies, and thus in Spain people differentiate between an informal vosotros and a formal ustedes, whereas this difference does not exist in Latin America at all. As for pronunciation differences, the only country where we can find speakers who pronounce the letter c before e and i as the English th is Spain. In the rest of the countries, (and also in the South of Spain) this c is pronounced as an s. Try to pronounce the word cenicero (ashtray) in both ways and youll hear the difference!

Even though dialects are socially valued differently (Andalusian, for example, is perceived as less educated than Castilian), linguistically speaking all dialects are equally valid. What we need to remember is that everyone speaks a dialect, and therefore dialects are NOT incorrect or less valid versions of a language. If you study Spanish in Buenos Aires and interact -as you should- with locals, you will learn the particularities of that area.