The Spanish Of Argentina: El Castellano Del Rio De La Plata
First, I d like to clear up a common misconception: "Castellano" and "español" are two words for the
same thing - and both words mean Spanish.
If someone asks you, "¿Hablás castellano?" they want...
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The Spanish Of Argentina: El Castellano Del Rio De La Plata
First, I d like to clear up a common misconception: "Castellano" and "español" are two words for the
same thing - and both words mean Spanish.
If someone asks you, "¿Hablás castellano?" they want
to know if you speak Spanish, not if you speak "Argentine.
" I only point this out because many
students, when they first come to Argentina, will think that castellano is a word which refers to the
Argentine variety of Spanish, but in fact it simply means Spanish.
So why are there two words for Spanish: "español" and "castellano" and why do you more commonly
hear the latter when people are speaking in Spanish?
It has to do with the modern-day politics of Spain, and in particular, the relationship of Spain s minority
cultures and languages to the dominant (Castilian) language and culture.
It s more politically correct
to say "castellano" rather than "español" - because by saying the latter you are, in effect, belittling the
other re
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