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Spanglish

by Ilan Stavans

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Discusses the roots of Spanglish, which reach back to the annexation of Mexican territories by the U.S. in the nineteenth century and its modern use in urban cities and rural areas nation-wide, with essays, reviews, and interviews by various scholars about the cultural and historical context of the hybrid slang.

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