In this study a parallel is being drawn between the use of English loanwords in Spanglish in the United States, and the use of loanwords from Swedish –here called Spanenska- in oral communication between Hispanics in Sweden. Some Swedish loanwords, particularly those with an equivalent word in Spanglish, have been selected and used in a questionnaire where a group of Hispanics living in different municipalities in Sweden have stated the frequency these words are used. They have also provided personal information in order to identify possible variables that could influence the use of such words. The research shows, after a series of statistical analysis made in the Chi-square test, that the variable ‘language preference’ (reading, listening, speaking, writing) is the only one which has shown a clear statistical correlation with the index use of Spanenska. In other words, as the preference for using the Swedish language rises, the index use of Spanenska rises as well. Moreover, the most common reason for using Spanenska is, according to this group of Hispanics, it is easier to say the words in Swedish even though they exist in Spanish. The words used most frequently are those related to Swedish culture, such as "midsommar”. Ultimately, unlike what occurs in Spanglish, the women use Spanenska more than men do.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-5880 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Dahl, Sara |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Spanish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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