Abstract

GRAJALES ALZATE, RÓBINSON  and  MARMOLEJO CAICEDO, MARGARETH. Pronominal Treatment Forms in the Spanish spoken in Cali, Colombia. Cuad. linguist. hisp. [online]. 2021, n.37, e105.  Epub Nov 22, 2021. ISSN 0121-053X.  https://doi.org/10.19053/0121053x.n37.2021.12694.

This research on the use of pronominal treatment forms in Cali, Colombia, seeks to describe the distribution of their use in relation to sex, age, educational level, and socioeconomic stratum variables; establish if these variables are significant in the choice of the pronominal form according to the link with the interlocutor; determine if the results indicate a trend of distance or solidarity treatment; and contrast the results with other Colombian studies on this topic. Data were collected through adaptation of the sociolinguistic questionnaire proposed by PRESEEA. In total, responses of 72 informants were obtained on the choice of pronominal treatment forms according to the relationship with the interlocutor. A descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was applied to these data, that showed, among others, that in Cali the use of the formal you (usted), prevails over the informal ones (vos and tú), which indicates a tendency towards distancing courtesy; however, the courtesy of solidarity is promoted by the younger generations, the high educational levels and the middle socioeconomic strata; sex as variable is significant in the choice of the treatment form according to the sex of the interlocutor and in non-family relationships.

Keywords : verbal courtesy; sociolinguistics; pronominal treatment forms; PRESEEA; Colombian Spanish.

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