Spanglish
E714310
Spanglish is a hybrid form of communication that blends Spanish and English, commonly spoken in bilingual communities, especially among Latino populations in the United States.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
code-switching practice
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contact language ⓘ language variety ⓘ mixed language ⓘ sociolect ⓘ |
| basedOnLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
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Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDebate |
identity and assimilation issues
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language purity concerns ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
calques and loan translations
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code-switching between sentences ⓘ code-switching within a sentence ⓘ lexical borrowing from English into Spanish ⓘ lexical borrowing from Spanish into English ⓘ phonological influence between Spanish and English ⓘ syntactic mixing of Spanish and English structures ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Spanglish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableResearcher |
Ana Celia Zentella
NERFINISHED
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Ilan Stavans NERFINISHED ⓘ Ofelia García NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
informal speech style
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marker of bicultural identity ⓘ |
| portmanteauOf |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Latino communities in the United States
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bilingual Spanish–English speakers ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico–United States border region NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| studiedInField |
anthropological linguistics
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contact linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| typicalOf |
Chicanos
NERFINISHED
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Cuban Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominican Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispanic Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Ricans in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
branding and marketing tool targeting bilingual audiences
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literary device in Latino literature ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
everyday conversation
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film ⓘ popular music ⓘ social media ⓘ television ⓘ |
| usesCodeSwitchingBetween |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.