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Definition:An informal and sometimes pejorative term for a mixture of the Spanish and English languages, especially as used by bilingual speakers in the U.S.
Spanglish may refer to the use of Spanish words in an English conversation or vice-versa. A version of Spanish that is heavily influenced by English is sometimes called el englanol.
Etymology:A blend of the words "Spanish" and "English"
Spanglish may refer to the use of Spanish words in an English conversation or vice-versa. A version of Spanish that is heavily influenced by English is sometimes called el englanol.
Etymology:A blend of the words "Spanish" and "English"
Examples and Observations:
Source: http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/spanglishterm.htm
- "The combination of Spanish and English--Spanglish--has been going on since the days of John Cabot and the Conquistadors, but only recently has it reached a broader audience, as more and more Spanish speakers continue to emigrate to the United States. . . . This expansion means that ever greater numbers of Spanglish words are certain to enter the mainstream."
(Paul J. J. Payack, A Million Words and Counting: How Global English Is Rewriting the World. Citadel, 2008) - "Spanglish is less the introduction of new words into either language than the distortion of the sound and meaning of Spanish or English words. . . . There are as many versions of Spanglish as there are national origins of Latinos and geographical variations in English vocabulary anddiction."
(Earl Shorris, The Life and Times of Mexico. W.W. Norton, 2004) - "Spanglish is often described as the trap, la trampa Hispanics fall into on the road to assimilation--el obstáculo en al camino. Alas, the growing lower class uses it, thus procrastinating the possibility of un futuro mejor, a better future. Still, I've learned to admire Spanglish over time. Yes, it is the tongue of the uneducated. Yes, it's a hodgepodge. . . . But its creativity astonished me."
(Ilan Stavans, Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language. HarperCollins, 2004)
Source: http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/spanglishterm.htm