División dialectal del español venezolano: estudio dialectológico perceptivo

The aim of this paper is to analyze the perception of the distribution of Venezuelan geolectal space by  speakers from Caracas. Results show the dialectical classification of the country from speakers’ subjective  perceptions and beliefs. The results are then contrasted with data offered by linguists. These types of  studies allow the analysis of how  common speakers recognize and value their own dialectical variation  and that of others. Likewise, this type of perceptual dialectological study also allows the description and  explanation of the dynamics of contact and linguistic change.