Resumen de Lateralización de /ɾ/ implosiva: la conciencia fonológica y sus manifestaciones en el español puertorriqueño oral y escrito
This study examines the process of lateralization of syllable final /ɾ/ in Puerto Rican Spanish. In addition to analyzing the process in oral speech, this study takes into consideration written registers as well. The results show that the process of lateralization goes beyond oral registers among Puerto Rican Spanish. However, the manifestation of the lateral variant does not only occur as a result of neutralization or confusion between ‘r’ and ‘l.’ There seems to be a ludic function and evident intentionality in the use of lateral variant, that in some ways shows a mark of identity among Puerto Rican speakers. The study incorporates written samples from several individuals as well as examples from Facebook.
