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Abstract

Abstract

Although is common in speech in Medellín, it is considered non-prestigious for writing (Agudelo Montoya et al. 2016). Nonetheless, is an important marker of local identity (Jang 2013) that increasingly appears in writing (Weyers 2016a). Its presence suggests a potential upward shift in its prestige. For that to happen, favorable attitudes toward its use in writing are called for. Here we examine the linguistic attitudes of 222 toward , , and their corresponding verb forms in advertising. We find that (1) all speakers prefer ; (2) they favor the pronoun over its corresponding verb forms; (3) younger speakers prefer over their older counterparts; and (4) men prefer verb forms while women prefer forms. Given the overall positive attitudes toward , it is possible that its prestige will increase.

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