The People’s Tongue: Americans and the English Language (Bookshop|Amazon) reflects 450 years of English as it has been spoken and written in what is now the United States. Edited by Ilan Stavans, this anthology of original texts—essays...
Hundreds of years ago, the word girl didn’t necessarily mean a female child — in the 14th and 15th centuries, it could refer to a child of either sex. Only later did its meaning become more specific. • Some people think that referring to a...
A man who divides his time between San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, wonders if linguistic mixtures similar to Spanglish arise at other borders. Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language by Ilan Stavans, offers a look at this...
Kennedito n.— «Qué término emplean los cubano-norteamericanos de Miami en lugar de traitor (traidor)? Kennedito.» —“¿Es el spanglish una lengua?” by Ilan Stavans Periodista Digital (Madrid...
burrito n.— «¿Y cómo llaman los mexicanos del este de Los Ángeles al Tío Tom? Burrito.» —“¿Es el spanglish una lengua?” by Ilan Stavans Periodista Digital (Madrid, Spain) Mar. 28...