Abstract
Globalization comprises a complex range of various processes and has a huge impact on many spheres of life, including languages and dialects. The paper analyzes linguistic phenomena caused by globalization which have resulted in a new language type which can be denoted as ‘poststandard languages’. English being a means of international communication has entered many standard language systems causing an extensive use of English loanwords and pseudo-English elements combined with a wordplay. This anglicalization results in two or more languages merging into a new poststandard language, a common means of communication in a multilingual diverse society. One of the most vivid examples is Spanglish, an English-Spanish merge in the USA and Latin America. It is characterized by a high degree of substrata merging and diversity levelling. Thus the article analyzes the identity of Spanglish speakers as well as linguistic features and functions of such ‘Glishes’ which differentiate them from standard English and Spanish.
Highlights
Globalization is considered one of the main interdisciplinary subjects of current research and is reflected through the language
The article attempts to review the case of Spanglish as the most vivid illustration of innovative linguistic features and functions caused by and aiming to change the deformed and prejudiced attitude which discriminates the Spanish-speaking community of the above-mentioned geographical region
In (1) above, one can see a clear demonstration of a clash of two cultures and languages resulting in an absolutely innovative linguistic phenomenon breaking historical, social and political borders (“a new language born out of the ashes of two cultures”, “Words they might not teach you in that college.”)
Summary
Globalization is considered one of the main interdisciplinary subjects of current research and is reflected through the language. It results in a new linguistic formation which can be denoted as poststandard, with modern standard languages being their source and/or substrata. This paper discusses the multilingual heterogeneous situation in the USA and Latin America caused by an extensive spread of bilingualism. This has raised certain concerns among linguists as they witness the process of diversification of the American society. At the same time globalization has triggered the mechanism of integrating the society through a new poststandard language variety called Spanglish. The article attempts to review the case of Spanglish (a merge of English and Spanish in the USA and Latin America) as the most vivid illustration of innovative linguistic features and functions caused by and aiming to change the deformed and prejudiced attitude which discriminates the Spanish-speaking community of the above-mentioned geographical region
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