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The Distinctive Dialect of Chicano English
Monday, May 5th, 2008

It’s not “beginner English,” it’s not Spanglish and it’s not watered-down Spanish. Chicano English is a distinctive U.S. English dialect. In this interview, Carmen Fought discusses the dialect common to the Southwestern United States and its roots in a bilingual culture.

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