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An example of this lexical phenomenon in Spanglish is the emergence of new verbs when the productive Spanish verb-making suffix -ear is attached to an English verb. For example, the Spanish verb for "to eat lunch" ( almorzar in standard Spanish) becomes lonchear (occasionally lunchear ).
The way Spanish and English have intertwined in Miami after the arrival of many Cubans half a century ago has gone beyond what some may call “Spanglish” and evolved into a new English-language ...
Spanglish (a portmanteau of the words "Spanish" and "English") is a name given to various contact dialects that result from interaction between Spanish and English used by people who speak both languages or parts of both languages. Spanglish may also refer to:
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
Adam Sandler 'Spanglish' Sandwich. Recently, Adam Sandler made headlines thanks to the news that a sequel to 1996's Happy Gilmore movie is in development. Since there's quite an amount of fanfare ...
Language shift, also known as language transfer, language replacement or language assimilation, is the process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language, usually over an extended period of time.
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Spanglish (a portmanteau of the words "Spanish" and "English") is a name sometimes given to various contact dialects, pidgins, or creole languages that result from interaction between Spanish and English used by people who speak both languages or parts of both languages, mainly spoken in the United States.