An investigation about Spanglish in United States

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1 Profosser, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatues, University of Tehran, Tehran, I.R. Iran.

2 M.S. Student of Spanish Langusges and Literatues, University of Tehran, Tehran, I.R. Iran

Abstract

Spanglish, a hybrid form of English and Spanish especially popular among young people, is one of the most striking ways two of the world’s most widely used languages are evolving in response to immigration and globalization. Generally, this article calls attention to any fundamental question about Spanglish: If the bilingualism, and here, specifically, Spanglish, is a natural result of the coexistence of the two cultures and languages, or, is considered to be a social challenge that’s cause devastating consequence on Spanish or English. After providing a history and common definition of the Spanglish, first tried to compare it with some similar cases, considering structural characters of this phenomenon, and then verify that Spanglish is included in which linguistic formats. Subsequently, are analyzed general, sociological and psychological reasons for its emergence and using in southern regions of the United States and Mexico. In the following comes a conclusion of evidences and different opinions. A glance at the future of Spanglish, duties of the Spanish Language Academy and conclusion come as a last resort.
 
 

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Pages 263-286

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