PIDGIN TRAITS IN THE ADAPTATION PROCESS OF SPANISH ANGLICISMS

Authors

  • Manuel Breva-Cla Ramonte

Keywords:

Spanish anglicisms, English and Spanish vocabulary, pidgins and creoles, languages in contact

Abstract

This paper attempts to show the dynamics in the adaptation process of Spanish anglicisms and the parallel of such dynamics with processes operanting in pidgin languages. Similarities are found in the areas of pronunciation and morphology. The mixing of linguistic features is less widespread in Spanish than in mixed languages. Differences of degree and non-comparable factors such as spelling and the proliferation or duplication of vocabulary items in Spanish are also apparent. In spite of the ,fact that resemblances are far from complete pidgin languages behave in a similar manner as standard languages in a language-in-contact situation.

Author Biography

Manuel Breva-Cla Ramonte

Universidad de Deusto

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