Editing Spanglish (section)

===Spanglish patterns===
Spanglish is informal, although speakers can consistently judge the grammaticality of a phrase or sentence. From a linguistic point of view, Spanglish often is mistakenly labeled many things. Spanglish is not a [[Creole language|creole]] or [[dialect]] of Spanish because, though people claim they are native Spanglish speakers, Spanglish itself is not a language on its own, but speakers speak English or Spanish with a heavy influence from the other language. The definition of Spanglish has been unclearly explained by scholars and linguists, contributing to misconceptions.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} Spanglish is the fluid exchange of language between English and Spanish, present in the heavy influence in the words and phrases used by the speaker.{{sfn|Montes-Alcalá|2000|p=98}} Spanglish is currently considered a hybrid language practice by linguists. Some linguists refer to Spanglish as "Spanish-English [[code-switching]]", though there is some influence of [[Lexicalization|borrowing, and lexical and grammatical shifts]] as well.<ref>Individuals "communicate their thoughts and ideas using a combination of Spanish and English, often referring to this hybrid language practice as Spanglish".  {{Cite journal |last=Martínez |first=Ramón Antonio |date=November 2010 |title='Spanglish' as Literacy Tool: Toward an Understanding of the Potential Role of Spanish-English Code-Switching in the Development of Academic Literacy |journal=Research in the Teaching of English |publisher=National Council of Teachers of English |volume=45 |issue=2 |pages=124–149 |doi=10.58680/rte201012743 |jstor=40997087}}</ref>

In modern mainstream media, many bilingual hispanics have related the use of both English and Spanish interchangeably (code-switching) as the representation of Spanglish, but as seen in peer reviewed research, that is debatable.<ref name=":2" /> Though code-switching can be considered a controversial issue in the discussion of Spanglish phenomena, the daily use of code-switching is highly likely for bilingual speakers.

The inception of Spanglish is due to the influx of native Spanish speaking [[Latin American]] people into North America, specifically the United States of America.{{sfn|Morales|2002|p=9}} As well as the large influence in native Spanish speaking locations, like Puerto Rico.<ref name=":2" /> As mentioned previously, the phenomenon of Spanglish can be separated into two different categories: [[code-switching]], and [[Lexicalization|borrowing, lexical and grammatical shifts]].{{sfn|Ardila|2005}} Code-switching has sparked controversy because it is seen "as a corruption of Spanish and English, a 'linguistic pollution' or 'the language of a "raced", underclass people'".<ref>Bonnie Urciuoli, [https://books.google.com/books?id=faAfAAAAQBAJ&q=raced ''Exposing Prejudice: Puerto Rican Experiences of Language, Race, and Class''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007005957/https://books.google.com/books?id=faAfAAAAQBAJ&q=raced |date=October 7, 2023 }} (Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1996), p. 38, cited by Arlene Dávila, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2E0rPRGz_bgC&q=raced ''Latinos Inc.: The Marketing and Making of a People''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007005959/https://books.google.com/books?id=2E0rPRGz_bgC&q=raced |date=October 7, 2023 }} (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012), p. 168, and quoted in turn by Viviana Rojas and Juan Piñón, [http://www.internationalhispanicmedia.org/spanish-english-spanglish-media-strategies-corporate-struggles-reach-second-later-generations-of-latinos/ "Spanish, English or Spanglish? Media Strategies and Corporate Struggles to Reach the Second and Later Generations of Latinos."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126055755/http://www.internationalhispanicmedia.org/spanish-english-spanglish-media-strategies-corporate-struggles-reach-second-later-generations-of-latinos/ |date=November 26, 2015 }} International Journal of Hispanic Media. N.p., Aug. 2014. Web. October 4, 2015.</ref> For example, a fluent bilingual speaker addressing another bilingual speaker might engage in code-switching with the sentence, "I'm sorry I cannot attend next week's meeting ''porque tengo una obligación de negocios en Boston, pero espero que'' I'll be back for the meeting the week after"—which means, "I'm sorry I cannot attend next week's meeting because I have a business obligation in Boston, but I hope to be back for the meeting the week after".