Ferrereño Dialect Interviews on Language Attrition in Cedillo and Malpica
by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso (coord.) / e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse·Updated 2y ago
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Description
Conversational interviews document the Ferrereño dialect and its decline in the Cedillo and Malpica communities. The data, coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso, includes discussions on the role of teachers and military service in language shift. This dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.
Use Cases
Analyzing patterns of language attrition based on generational differences mentioned in the description.
Studying the impact of institutional figures like teachers on language repression based on interview topics.
Comparing dialectal features between locations like Casalinho (Cedillo) and Malpica based on described conversations.
Researching the relationship between external experiences, like military service, and language proficiency change.
Strengths
Includes primary source interview data on a specific, lesser-documented dialect (Ferrereño).
Captures multiple perspectives from community members, including older speakers and younger generations.
Last updated metadata indicates recent platform activity as of 2024-05-05.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, format, and size require manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics and interview structure must be inferred after download.
Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.