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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida

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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida

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It came about through sustained contact with native Spanish speakers who directly translated phrases from Spanish into English, a form of linguistic borrowing called ‘calques.’
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  • Chetzemoka
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    Oh, I’ve been told by native Spanish speakers that I do this in reverse. Direct translating American English idioms and phrasing into my spoken Spanish.

  • millifoo
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    17•2 years ago

    And the article has no audio! Ugh… even the embedded video is just text.

  • @[email protected]
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    23•2 years ago

    Bet it’s annoying!

    • @[email protected]
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      4•2 years ago

      South Florida resident here, it absolutely is.

  • stevedidWHAT
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    15•2 years ago

    Let’s call it Floridian

    • @[email protected]
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      3•2 years ago

      Florid English

    • @[email protected]
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      3•2 years ago

      I’m voting for Floridinese

  • @[email protected]
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    17•2 years ago

    It’s a hybrid of hillbilly, valley girl, inner city slang, and various grunts.

    • @[email protected]
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      3•2 years ago

      I think I read a comic about this once

    • Ultragramps
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      2•2 years ago

      The Idiocracy Prophecy strikes again.

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