This essay presents the current status of Spanish 'in' and 'of' the United States and discusses the popularly called phenomenon known as –Spanglish- through the reflections of several scholars on the subject. The literature in linguistics has acknowledged that what in lay terms people call Spanglish, relies on code-switching and codemixing, switches and mixtures which can also be described as characteristics of the hybrid identity of many U.S. Latinos. In this paper I examine this phenomenon of Spanglish from the perspective of mixed identities in intercultural contexts. Finally, I reflect on some significant points to try to deepen and better understand the complex situation of Spanish and the much commented on phenomena surrounding the use of Spanglish in this country.
Español en/de los Estados Unidos: ¿español estadounidense o spanglish?
BETTI, SILVIA
2015
Abstract
This essay presents the current status of Spanish 'in' and 'of' the United States and discusses the popularly called phenomenon known as –Spanglish- through the reflections of several scholars on the subject. The literature in linguistics has acknowledged that what in lay terms people call Spanglish, relies on code-switching and codemixing, switches and mixtures which can also be described as characteristics of the hybrid identity of many U.S. Latinos. In this paper I examine this phenomenon of Spanglish from the perspective of mixed identities in intercultural contexts. Finally, I reflect on some significant points to try to deepen and better understand the complex situation of Spanish and the much commented on phenomena surrounding the use of Spanglish in this country.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
