Linguistic Diversity
Nov 6, 2021 11:03:46 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Nov 6, 2021 11:03:46 GMT -5
Linguistic Diversity
The explanation below was in response to someone at a YouTube comment section who said that Mexicans are speaking Spanish the correct way because unlike people from the Caribbean, who do not, they always pronounce the letter S at the end of all Spanish words. Since i find that premise based on that criteria to be flawed, I responded with the following.
Well, if we are to use Spanish Castilian pronunciation as the touchstone for pronunciation authenticity, then Mexicans should pronounce the C as a [th] like they do as well. Curiously, the Spaniards didn't always pronounce the C that way. The Spaniards chose to pronounce the letter c as th because one of their kings had that silly habit, and the rest of the Spaniards decided to imitate him. So there is absolutely nothing inherently logical in the reason for that preference. But if they are sticklers for the pronunciation at the end of Spanish words,, then why not for the C letter being pronounced as th? Yet Mexicans don't do it. And neither does any other Latino nationality in the Americas.
Also, in southern Spain, Andalusia and in the Canary Islands, which are Spanish provinces, they do not pronounce the S in word suffixes as the Mexicans and Castilian Spaniards choose to do. These people from Southern Spain, and the Canaries, were the ones who immigrated to the Caribbean. So we Latinos from the Caribbean islands culturally inherited the Andalusian and Canary Island way of pronunciation and substitute the s sounds with an [au] or an [oh] sound. Please note that Both pronunciations are legitimate Spanish pronunciations, albeit from different geographical regions of Spain.
BTW
Spain is a very linguistically diverse country, where not every Spaniard Speaks Spanish. The Basques do not speak it, and neither do the Spaniards of Catalonia.
Also, in southern Spain, Andalusia and in the Canary Islands, which are Spanish provinces, they do not pronounce the S in word suffixes as the Mexicans and Castilian Spaniards choose to do. These people from Southern Spain, and the Canaries, were the ones who immigrated to the Caribbean. So we Latinos from the Caribbean islands culturally inherited the Andalusian and Canary Island way of pronunciation and substitute the s sounds with an [au] or an [oh] sound. Please note that Both pronunciations are legitimate Spanish pronunciations, albeit from different geographical regions of Spain.
BTW
Spain is a very linguistically diverse country, where not every Spaniard Speaks Spanish. The Basques do not speak it, and neither do the Spaniards of Catalonia.