Spanglish
Un Nuevo American Language.
Should Spanglish Be Embraced?
Spanglish: (n) Spanish spoken with a large mixture of English, especially American words, or expressions.
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| Monica Santiago is growing up in a predominately Latino community in middle America. She has been living a Spanglish phenomenon. Monica's mother is from Peru and her father is from Mexico. They understand and speak little English, yet have begun to integrate it in their everyday use because of Monica. The use of Spanglish has given Monica and her friends and family an easy way to communicate with English speakers, and has made their adaption into this society much easier. Unfortunately, Monica has been told that the use of Spanglish is forbidden in schools because it lacks formality. Was this a just decision or reflection of society unwilling to evolve?
We must remember that Spanish is changing, as do all living languages. "To accept or not to accept, that is the question?"
| Spanglish reflects a shift of combining Latino culture with the dominating American culture. New Latino generations are growing up with the mixed culture that has caught them in between a English world and a Spanish world. Over the last two centuries a new dialect of Spanish has evolved and is sweeping the nation. |
