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CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Languages and Linguistics | Polyglots, Language Learners and Linguists!@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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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CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Languages and Linguistics | Polyglots, Language Learners and Linguists!@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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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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    Bet it’s annoying!

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      South Florida resident here, it absolutely is.

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

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      I think I read a comic about this once

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      The Idiocracy Prophecy strikes again.

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

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    Let’s call it Floridian

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      I’m voting for Floridinese

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      Florid English

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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.

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