Ferrereño Language: Sociolinguistic Interview on Usage and Decline in Herrera de Alcántara
by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso (coord.) / e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse·Updated 2y ago
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Description
A sociolinguistic interview transcript with an informant from Herrera de Alcántara discussing the Ferrereño language variety. The data was coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso and harvested by e-cienciaDatos, with a record last updated on May 5, 2024. The description covers topics such as language similarity to Galician, generational abandonment, and revitalization efforts.
Use Cases
Analyzing language shift and abandonment based on descriptions of generational usage and causes.
Studying language attitudes and repression based on mentions of the teacher's role.
Comparing linguistic varieties based on described differences with the Cedillo dialect.
Mapping Portuguese-speaking linguistic enclaves in Spain based on the listed locations.
Evaluating language revitalization outcomes based on described dynamization activities with little success.
Strengths
Provides first-hand sociolinguistic testimony from a specific informant in Herrera de Alcántara.
Covers multiple thematic angles including language comparison, decline, and revitalization as detailed in the description.
Record metadata shows a recent update timestamp of 2024-05-05 06:06:17.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and format require manual inspection after download.
Row count, file formats, and column-level documentation are absent.
The data is based on a single informant's experience, which may limit generalizability.