other words, ⟨ll⟩ and ⟨y⟩ represent the same sound [ʝ] when yeísmo is present. The term yeísmo comes from one of the Spanish names for the letter ⟨y⟩ (ye)...

distinction between phonemes represented orthographically by ll and y (yeísmo); the maintenance of syllable-final [s] vs. its weakening to [h] (called...

halla (from hallar). The phonemic merger is called yeísmo, based on one name for the letter ⟨y⟩. Yeismo is a trait of the Andalusian dialect, among others...

example of this sound change is yeísmo, which occurs in many Spanish and some Galician dialects. In accents with yeísmo, the palatal lateral approximant...

(2003), p. 255. Peña Arce, Jaime (2015). "Yeísmo en el español de América. Algunos apuntes sobre su extensión" [Yeísmo in the Spanish spoken in America. Some...

distinct phoneme and have merged historical /ʎ/ into /ʝ/: this is called yeísmo. In addition, [ʒ] and [ʃ] occurs in Rioplatense Spanish as spoken across...

American Spanish shares some other Andalusian characteristics too, such as yeísmo, weakening of syllable-final /s/, pronunciation of historical /x/ or the...

dialects. In most dialects it has been merged with /ʝ/ in the merger called yeísmo. Similarly, /θ/ is also marked with an asterisk to indicate that most dialects...

and rasgo, but only allophonically), (2) the phonemic merger known as yeísmo, (3) the rise of new second-person pronouns, (4) the emergence of the "se...

Uruguayan Spanish, as a variant of Rioplatense, employs both voseo and yeísmo (with [ʃ] or [ʒ]) and has a great influence of the Italian language and...