Crossing Borders Without Crossing Boundaries: How Sociolinguistic Awareness Can Optimize User Engagement with Localized Spanish AI Models Across Hispanophone Countries

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Autori principali: Capdevila, Martin, Turek, Esteban Villa, Fernandez, Ellen Karina Chumbe, Galvez, Luis Felipe Polo, Marroquin, Andrea, Quesada, Rebeca Vargas, Crew, Johanna, Galarraga, Nicole Vallejo, Rodriguez, Christopher, Gutierrez, Diego, Datla, Radhi
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author Capdevila, Martin
Turek, Esteban Villa
Fernandez, Ellen Karina Chumbe
Galvez, Luis Felipe Polo
Marroquin, Andrea
Quesada, Rebeca Vargas
Crew, Johanna
Galarraga, Nicole Vallejo
Rodriguez, Christopher
Gutierrez, Diego
Datla, Radhi
author_facet Capdevila, Martin
Turek, Esteban Villa
Fernandez, Ellen Karina Chumbe
Galvez, Luis Felipe Polo
Marroquin, Andrea
Quesada, Rebeca Vargas
Crew, Johanna
Galarraga, Nicole Vallejo
Rodriguez, Christopher
Gutierrez, Diego
Datla, Radhi
contents Large language models are, by definition, based on language. In an effort to underscore the critical need for regional localized models, this paper examines primary differences between variants of written Spanish across Latin America and Spain, with an in-depth sociocultural and linguistic contextualization therein. We argue that these differences effectively constitute significant gaps in the quotidian use of Spanish among dialectal groups by creating sociolinguistic dissonances, to the extent that locale-sensitive AI models would play a pivotal role in bridging these divides. In doing so, this approach informs better and more efficient localization strategies that also serve to more adequately meet inclusivity goals, while securing sustainable active daily user growth in a major low-risk investment geographic area. Therefore, implementing at least the proposed five sub variants of Spanish addresses two lines of action: to foment user trust and reliance on AI language models while also demonstrating a level of cultural, historical, and sociolinguistic awareness that reflects positively on any internationalization strategy.
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spellingShingle Crossing Borders Without Crossing Boundaries: How Sociolinguistic Awareness Can Optimize User Engagement with Localized Spanish AI Models Across Hispanophone Countries
Capdevila, Martin
Turek, Esteban Villa
Fernandez, Ellen Karina Chumbe
Galvez, Luis Felipe Polo
Marroquin, Andrea
Quesada, Rebeca Vargas
Crew, Johanna
Galarraga, Nicole Vallejo
Rodriguez, Christopher
Gutierrez, Diego
Datla, Radhi
Computation and Language
Large language models are, by definition, based on language. In an effort to underscore the critical need for regional localized models, this paper examines primary differences between variants of written Spanish across Latin America and Spain, with an in-depth sociocultural and linguistic contextualization therein. We argue that these differences effectively constitute significant gaps in the quotidian use of Spanish among dialectal groups by creating sociolinguistic dissonances, to the extent that locale-sensitive AI models would play a pivotal role in bridging these divides. In doing so, this approach informs better and more efficient localization strategies that also serve to more adequately meet inclusivity goals, while securing sustainable active daily user growth in a major low-risk investment geographic area. Therefore, implementing at least the proposed five sub variants of Spanish addresses two lines of action: to foment user trust and reliance on AI language models while also demonstrating a level of cultural, historical, and sociolinguistic awareness that reflects positively on any internationalization strategy.
title Crossing Borders Without Crossing Boundaries: How Sociolinguistic Awareness Can Optimize User Engagement with Localized Spanish AI Models Across Hispanophone Countries
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09902