Subject expression in Spanish Contrasts between native and non-native speakers for first and second-person singular referents

• Published in: Spanish in context Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 53 - 79
• Main Authors: Geeslin, Kimberly L., Gudmestad, Aarnes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam John Benjamins Publishing Company 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Language variation; Native speakers; Nonnative speakers; Person; Spanish language; Speech communities

Research on variation demonstrates that analyses of frequency and predictors of use contribute to our understanding of languages. Investigations of subject expression in Spanish in particular have identified differences across person and number of the verb that suggest that linguists should focus th...