Spanglish, a portmanteau of the words Spanish and English, is a name used to refer to a range of language-contact phenomena, primarily in the speech of the Hispanic population of the United States, which is exposed to both Spanish and English.
A short Spanglish conversation:
- Anita: “Hola, good morning, cómo estás?”
- Mark: “Well, y tú?”
- Anita: “Todo bien. Pero tuve problemas parqueando mi carro this morning.”
- Mark: “Sí, I know. Siempre hay problemas parqueando in el area at this time”. Continue reading