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Peer reviewedLee, Dorothy M. – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Examines the characteristics of diglossia and applies them to the current sign language situation in the United States. Concludes diglossia does not exist and argues that what is really happening is code switching between languages and style shifting within a language. (EKN)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Creoles, Deafness
Direct linkArdila, Alfredo – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2005
The blend between Spanish and English found in Hispanic or Latino communities in the United States is usually known as "Spanglish." It is suggested that Spanglish represents the most important contemporary linguistic phenomenon in the United States that has barely been approached from a linguistic point of view. Spanglish may be…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Dialects, Immigrants, English
