YeÃsmo
The yeismo ( pronunciation varies regionally, for example, [ ʝeizmo ], [ ʒeizmo ]; Spanish for The - ism) is a widespread, but regional differences in pronunciation peculiarity in the form of a dephonologization in the Spanish language, in which the phonemes / ʎ / and / ʝ / coincide.
Description
In general, the (formerly in the Spanish alphabet regarded as one letter ) letter combination is not ll as [ ʎ ], but - as in the region, the y - [ ʝ ] as [ j ], [ ɟ ], [ ʒ ] or [ ʃ ] pronounced. If the joint debate on a sch- sound, is also talk of a žeísmo ( voiced) or seismo ( voiceless ). The reverse case, the coincidence of the phonemes / ʎ / and / ʝ / to [ ʎ ], also exists and is called lleísmo [ ʎeizmo ].
By yeismo follows that no phonetic distinction more of minimal pairs like [ él ] Callo - [ él ] Cayo ( German: [ he ] fell silent - [ he ] fell ) is apparent.
In Argentine and Uruguayan Spanischvarietäten developed from the voiced Žeísmo the voiceless Seismo, who was initially particularly by younger women in use in Argentina but now has prestigious image.
Occurrence
Origin of yeismo was the early modern Andalusia, where the two palatals coincided in favor of a non- lateral variant. Today, the yeismo occurs in the majority of Andalusia, exceptions can be found in the southwestern region. Unlike other pronunciation features of Andalusian Spanish ( about Seseo ) was the yeismo with time also in other regions of Spain a foothold, especially in the working class of the cities. Castile reached the phenomenon around 1930. Yeismo Today is considered urban norm.
The various forms of yeismo occur in most of the Spanish -speaking world. Exceptions are, for example, the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes, parts of Paraguay and northern Spain. The yeismo is more prevalent in younger speakers; In addition, it spreads over the centuries seen over the entire Spanish-speaking world, both geographically and socially, from. The yeismo is typical of informal speech, while the distinction between the phonemes still considered as a Superior pronunciation. The language academies have now accepted the yeismo.
The existence of the Lleísmo is described as a hypercorrection, as a reaction to the occurrence of yeismo.