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History
- Having generations above you speak spanish as their first language so if you were to grow up in America you are learning one language at home and one language at school.
- Spanglish is becoming increasingly prevalent in educational settings where children who come from Spanish-speaking families are learning English in school. When bilingual students communicate, they often use Spanglish for speed and clarity.
- “Creative way” of being proud of both heritages for latinos to show their “Americanness” but also their familial culture
- 2012- 26 million “spanglish” speakers
- Started from 1848 mexican-american war
- As a result of the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, people who were previously mexican citizens were now legally American, and, therefore, began to learn American English
- Following the Mexican Revolution in 1910, many immigrants began to flee Mexico by way of the United States. With the War on Drugs raging in Mexico and South America today, the number of Mexican and South American Immigrants continues to rise despite talks of border walls and mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
- Spanglish is much more of a “Style” then it is an official language so it is constantly changing and adapting (more of a free flowing device then a set of rules) to the youth that are using it.
Linguistic Context
American English:
Spanish:
Language perceived as “Low form” or illegitimate. Perceived as a hybrid between Spanish and English including switching between the two languages mid-sentence.
Spanglish is closely linked with the identity of the speakers.
Linguistic Features
Common to put -ar/-er-/-ir at the end of an english word to create a “Spanglish” verb
Ex: backupear (to back up the car) grocear (groceries).
Putting a or o at the end of an english word to give it a gender like spanish
Ex: yarda (yard) luncho (lunch)
Commonly switching between English and Spanish in the same sentence or phrase
Ex. Zulema: Sí, pero ¿qué page?
Caroline: A ver, ¿qué page? Twenty-one.