Rhotic Production and Dialectal Variation of Mexican Heritage Speakers in Spanish

Ileana Pérez, PhD student

This project focuses on the rhotic production of Heritage Spanish speakers residing in California, with Mexican heritage from Chihuahua, Zacatecas and Mexico City. The study build on previous literature and confirms that Heritage speakers maintain the contrast between the tap and trill, and also explores in what specific linguistic contexts do Heritage speakers produce dialectal rhotics such as the assibilated rhotic