Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language
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- 出版社 HarperCollins US
- 出版时间 2004年8月
- ISBN 9780060087760
- 定价 128.00
内容简介
Withthereleaseofthecensusfiguresin2000,LatinoAmericawasanointedthefuturedrivingforceofAmericanculture.TheemergenceofSpanglishasaformofcommunicationisoneofthemoreinfluentialmarkersofanAmericagoneLatino.Spanish,presentonthiscontinentsincethefifteenthcentury,whenIberianexplorerssoughttocolonizeterritoriesinwhatarenowFlorida,NewMexico,Texas,andCalifornia,hasbecomeubiquitousinthelastfewdecades.Thenation'sunofficialsecondlanguage,itishighlyvisibleonseveral24-hourTVnetworksandonmorethan200radiostationsacrossthecountry.ButSpanishnorthoftheRioGrandehasnotspreadinitspureIberianform.Onthecontrary,asignatureofthebrewing"LatinFever"thathasswepttheUnitedStatessincethemid-1980sistheastonishingcreativelinguisticamalgamoftonguesusedbypeopleofHispanicdescent,notonlyinmajorcitiesbutinruralareasaswell--neitherSpanishnorEnglish,butahybrid,knownonlyasSpanglish.
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