Antonio Manuel Ávila-Muñoz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3076137 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antonio Manuel Ávila-Muñoz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antonio Manuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Ávila-Muñoz |
| SIGNATURE | ÁVILA-MUÑOZ A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Málaga |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5239-2670 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Brechas de género en la percepción universitaria de la realidad social. Una lectura crítica desde la centralidad léxica
This paper examines gender gaps in the perception of socially sensitive topics –such as feminism, gender-based violence, immigration, religion, and pornography– among university students in Málaga. Using lexical association tasks and the calculation of the Lexical Centrality Index (LCI), we identify significant divergences in the lexical repertoires activated by male and female participants. The analysis reveals that women tend to use more intros…
Propuesta de construcción de nuevos corpus
Despite the fact that corpus linguistics has been nourished in recent years by data collected in the new electronic communication channels, the bases from oral sources of telematic origin are still scarce. However, as in many other research areas, the health crisis caused by covid-19 has generated the need to accelerate the incorporation of this type of material in sociolinguistic research. Consequently, within the framework of the PRESEEA-Málaga…
Spanish Students’ Categorical Perceptions of Feminist Movements
Identifying a society’s perceptions and, by extension, opinions of a certain social movement can help to understand to what extent the movement has been successful in effecting change. When working to gain such an understanding, a focus on the student population is essential, as their opinions provide insight into the future conditions of society and, thus, into whether the movement has been successful in effecting lasting social change. The pres…
Estudio de las variables predictoras de la expresión del sujeto pronominal en el corpus PRESEEA. Málaga. Nivel de instrucción bajo
The absence or presence of the subject personal pronoun is a linguistic phenomenon typical of pro-drop languages. This paper initiates a series of studies that try to find the linguistic and social determinants that affect the occurrence of this pronoun in the variety of Spanish spoken in Malaga (Spain). We show partial results concerning speakers with a low educational level obtained from the study of the first linguistic corpus of the Project f…
En los orígenes del estudio de la variación lingüística
a Este trabajo muestra los resultados de los análisis de los efectos que ejercen las variables estratificacionales y personales sobre un conjunto de variables léxicas obtenidas a partir de un muestreo basado en pruebas de disponibilidad léxica. Apoyados en una herramienta semiautomática de análisis léxico ( Annotate ), se construyen tres medidas que constituyen las variables dependientes: Índice de Amplitud Léxica (IAL, número de palabras aportad…
Estudio de las funciones de la atenuación en hablantes de Málaga con nivel de instrucción alto. Aproximación sociolingüística
Mitigation is a pragmatic-linguistic category traditionally related to the theory of verbal politeness. Previous work on this issue has shown that conversational hedging is largely conditioned by the speaker’s identity (Albelda 2012, Cestero 2011, Samper 2017), that is why a deeper understanding of attenuating phenomena requires close attention to the social context underpinning communicative interactions. This paper advances some preliminary res…
Análisis léxico-cognitivo de la influencia de los medios de comunicación en las percepciones de universitarios españoles ante la Covid-19
El año 2020 ha estado marcado por la crisis del coronavirus y sus efectos. Dado que, sobre todo al principio de la emergencia sanitaria, la población estuvo muy (de)pendiente de los medios de comunicación, el presente trabajo analiza cómo estos han influido en la percepción de la realidad directamente asociada con la pandemia y sus consecuencias. Se ha estudiado el léxico compartido por un grupo de universitarios españoles usando herramientas léx…
Distribuição social do léxico dialético na cidade de Málaga. Reflexões sobre a utilidade do uso de dialetismos em sala de aula de línguas estrangeiras
In previous work, we proved the effectiveness of teaching "proximity lexicon" (i.e. dialectal, regional or local words) in foreign language classrooms as a tool for the migrants' better integration — particularly those at risk of social exclusion (Avila, 2019a, b) —. The present paper analyses the social variation of dialect words collected during the Project on the Social Stratification of Available Lexicon in Malaga City (CONSOLEX-Project). The…
Revisiting the Use of the Proximity Lexicon in the Classroom for Immigrant Populations at Risk of Social Exclusion
This paper shows the convenience of using linguistic resources in foreign language teaching based on the proximity lexicon (dialectal and local) in order to facilitate the integration of socially vulnerable immigrant groups. The social barriers facing them intensify because of lack of knowledge of the linguistic varieties of the host countries and their functions. This study is a continuation of another one published in 2019 in which we presented…
Entre limonetis y malaguitas
El Proyecto de estudio de la convergencia léxica en la ciudad de Málaga (Proyecto CONVERLEXMálaga) se basa en la recogida de datos actuales del vocabulario activo y pasivo de una muestra de hablantes preestratificada por sexo, edad y nivel educacional para relacionarlos con los contenidos en las principales fuentes lexicográficas tradicionales. Se pretende averiguar en qué proporción se mantiene el léxico dialectal y cómo se diferencia y estratif…
Can speakers’ virtual lexical richness be calculated
The aim of this paper is to show an original method of calculating individual lexical richness. This method leads to a non-linear optimization. A randomized algorithm, Simulated Annealing, is used in order to carry out the optimization. This procedure has allowed us to represent a function from which we obtain a reliable pattern for lexical estimation. Furthermore, this method is compatible with other traditional procedures used for the estimatio…
Redes sociales y sociolingüística
In this paper we review the concept of social network and its usefulness for speech analysis. The study of networks is a very useful tool for the approach to vernacular variation within speech communities. Networks are not disruptive with the relations previously established among individuals. Thus, it proves to be an essential method for the study of mutual influences among participants in communicative events. By means of particular investigati…
Entre limonetis y malaguitas
El Proyecto de estudio de la convergencia léxica en la ciudad de Málaga (Proyecto CONVERLEXMálaga) se basa en la recogida de datos actuales del vocabulario activo y pasivo de una muestra de hablantes preestratificada por sexo, edad y nivel educacional para relacionarlos con los contenidos en las principales fuentes lexicográficas tradicionales. Se pretende averiguar en qué proporción se mantiene el léxico dialectal y cómo se diferencia y estratif…
Redes sociales y sociolingüística
In this paper we review the concept of social network and its usefulness for speech analysis. The study of networks is a very useful tool for the approach to vernacular variation within speech communities. Networks are not disruptive with the relations previously established among individuals. Thus, it proves to be an essential method for the study of mutual influences among participants in communicative events. By means of particular investigati…
Can speakers’ virtual lexical richness be calculated
The aim of this paper is to show an original method of calculating individual lexical richness. This method leads to a non-linear optimization. A randomized algorithm, Simulated Annealing, is used in order to carry out the optimization. This procedure has allowed us to represent a function from which we obtain a reliable pattern for lexical estimation. Furthermore, this method is compatible with other traditional procedures used for the estimatio…
Entre limonetis y malaguitas
El Proyecto de estudio de la convergencia léxica en la ciudad de Málaga (Proyecto CONVERLEXMálaga) se basa en la recogida de datos actuales del vocabulario activo y pasivo de una muestra de hablantes preestratificada por sexo, edad y nivel educacional para relacionarlos con los contenidos en las principales fuentes lexicográficas tradicionales. Se pretende averiguar en qué proporción se mantiene el léxico dialectal y cómo se diferencia y estratif…
Revisiting the Use of the Proximity Lexicon in the Classroom for Immigrant Populations at Risk of Social Exclusion
This paper shows the convenience of using linguistic resources in foreign language teaching based on the proximity lexicon (dialectal and local) in order to facilitate the integration of socially vulnerable immigrant groups. The social barriers facing them intensify because of lack of knowledge of the linguistic varieties of the host countries and their functions. This study is a continuation of another one published in 2019 in which we presented…
Estudio de las funciones de la atenuación en hablantes de Málaga con nivel de instrucción alto. Aproximación sociolingüística
Mitigation is a pragmatic-linguistic category traditionally related to the theory of verbal politeness. Previous work on this issue has shown that conversational hedging is largely conditioned by the speaker’s identity (Albelda 2012, Cestero 2011, Samper 2017), that is why a deeper understanding of attenuating phenomena requires close attention to the social context underpinning communicative interactions. This paper advances some preliminary res…
Análisis léxico-cognitivo de la influencia de los medios de comunicación en las percepciones de universitarios españoles ante la Covid-19
El año 2020 ha estado marcado por la crisis del coronavirus y sus efectos. Dado que, sobre todo al principio de la emergencia sanitaria, la población estuvo muy (de)pendiente de los medios de comunicación, el presente trabajo analiza cómo estos han influido en la percepción de la realidad directamente asociada con la pandemia y sus consecuencias. Se ha estudiado el léxico compartido por un grupo de universitarios españoles usando herramientas léx…
Distribuição social do léxico dialético na cidade de Málaga. Reflexões sobre a utilidade do uso de dialetismos em sala de aula de línguas estrangeiras
In previous work, we proved the effectiveness of teaching "proximity lexicon" (i.e. dialectal, regional or local words) in foreign language classrooms as a tool for the migrants' better integration — particularly those at risk of social exclusion (Avila, 2019a, b) —. The present paper analyses the social variation of dialect words collected during the Project on the Social Stratification of Available Lexicon in Malaga City (CONSOLEX-Project). The…
Estudio de las variables predictoras de la expresión del sujeto pronominal en el corpus PRESEEA. Málaga. Nivel de instrucción bajo
The absence or presence of the subject personal pronoun is a linguistic phenomenon typical of pro-drop languages. This paper initiates a series of studies that try to find the linguistic and social determinants that affect the occurrence of this pronoun in the variety of Spanish spoken in Malaga (Spain). We show partial results concerning speakers with a low educational level obtained from the study of the first linguistic corpus of the Project f…
En los orígenes del estudio de la variación lingüística
a Este trabajo muestra los resultados de los análisis de los efectos que ejercen las variables estratificacionales y personales sobre un conjunto de variables léxicas obtenidas a partir de un muestreo basado en pruebas de disponibilidad léxica. Apoyados en una herramienta semiautomática de análisis léxico ( Annotate ), se construyen tres medidas que constituyen las variables dependientes: Índice de Amplitud Léxica (IAL, número de palabras aportad…
Propuesta de construcción de nuevos corpus
Despite the fact that corpus linguistics has been nourished in recent years by data collected in the new electronic communication channels, the bases from oral sources of telematic origin are still scarce. However, as in many other research areas, the health crisis caused by covid-19 has generated the need to accelerate the incorporation of this type of material in sociolinguistic research. Consequently, within the framework of the PRESEEA-Málaga…
Spanish Students’ Categorical Perceptions of Feminist Movements
Identifying a society’s perceptions and, by extension, opinions of a certain social movement can help to understand to what extent the movement has been successful in effecting change. When working to gain such an understanding, a focus on the student population is essential, as their opinions provide insight into the future conditions of society and, thus, into whether the movement has been successful in effecting lasting social change. The pres…
Brechas de género en la percepción universitaria de la realidad social. Una lectura crítica desde la centralidad léxica
This paper examines gender gaps in the perception of socially sensitive topics –such as feminism, gender-based violence, immigration, religion, and pornography– among university students in Málaga. Using lexical association tasks and the calculation of the Lexical Centrality Index (LCI), we identify significant divergences in the lexical repertoires activated by male and female participants. The analysis reveals that women tend to use more intros…
Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies (8 works) · Humanities (7 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Lexicon (3 works)