For example, to “throw a party” becomes “to make a party.”
“In Miami, there are many ways of speaking English. The variety we have been studying for the past 10 years or so is the main language variety of people born in South Florida in Latino-majority communities,” explained Professor Phillip M. Carter, director of the Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment at the Florida International University.
Another instance would be for a Hispanic to say they want to “climb a mountain.” In Spanish, climbing is translated as “trepar,” which is only one of many activities one does when climbing a mountain, specifically going up a steep surface with your hands and feet. For this reason, they are more likely to use something like “let’s go up a mountain” instead.
“These are examples of literal lexical calques – direct translations,” Carter continued. “What is remarkable about them is that we found they were not only used in the speech of immigrants – folks who are leaning on their first language Spanish as they navigate the acquisition of English – but also among their children, who learned English as their co-first language.”“There is no reason to stigmatize any form of human language.
“Speaking a dialect is something to be proud of. Travel around the states and you might be surprised at the different dialects/ versions of the English language,” shared another.
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