NEUTRAL SPANISH — LATIN SPANISH: TOWARDS A HISPANIC AMERICAN STANDARD IN THE MEDIA

Abstract

Within the framework of the varieties of the Spanish language in America, there has been built a linguistic variety, popularly known as Latin Spanish, commonly used in the international media, audiovisual productions and in the dubs made in Latin America. This article aims to analyse the concept of neutral or Latin Spanish (español neutro and español latino), its role as a standard Spanish-American variety, its fields of use, as well as its linguistic characteristics.