The "voseo" in Argentina (English)

By Mariángeles Di Paola

Introduction
Argentine Spanish includes some words and expressions that differentiate it from the Spanish spoken in other countries. In this article, we will discuss a particularly noteworthy feature:  the use of “vos”. “Vos” is now heard throughout the country in place of “tú” for “you” (singular) in informal social contexts (the so-called “informal treatment”).   This phenomenon represents social and cultural as well as linguistic features. Its widespread use, its function in society, and its  associated verb forms constitute the difference between the Argentine “voseo” (the practice of using “vos”) and the “voseo” as heard in some regions of Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Central America.

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