Regional Variation in Mood Use in Spanish
A Comparison Among Three Spanish-Speaking Regions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19487450 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia Tort-Ranson (Virginia Military Institute), Aarnes Gudmestad (0000-0003-2303-7802, Virginia Tech, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 60 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages11030060 |
| OpenAlex | W7139951682 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
The current investigation, couched within variationist sociolinguistics, has the purpose of advancing knowledge of regional variation in mood use (the subjunctive and indicative contrast) in Spanish. Prior cross-dialectal research has reported that mood use in Spanish varies geographically. To contribute to the understanding of mood variation in Spanish, this study explored a range of sociolinguistic independent variables across three Spanish-speaking regions. The participant pool (N = 107) consisted of Spanish speakers residing in three metropolitan areas (Rosario, Argentina; Barcelona, Spain; and Seville, Spain). The analysis substantiated evidence of geographical variation in the frequency of use of verbal moods, the governors (e.g., preferir que ‘to prefer that’) that exhibited categorical and variable use, and the influence of time reference on mood use. These results provide additional insights into the presence of regional variation in mood use and reinforce the value of cross-dialectal analyses with the same type of data and mood-use contexts
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| Highly cited | No |