Sylvia Sierra

List of John Benjamins publications in which Sylvia Sierra is involved.

Article

Sierra, Sylvia and Dan Simonson  Gendered variation in Mexican slang: Data from Twitter and speaker intuitions Spanish in Context: Online-First Articles | Article
This study examines how the distribution of two common Mexican Spanish slang phrases — “no mames” (no shit) and “no manches” (no way) — is related to the gender of the speaker. We use data from Twitter and self-report surveys. We find that both men and women use “no mames” (perceived as vulgar)… read more
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