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Spanglish is a form of speech that results from an interaction between Spanish and English used by people who speak both languages or parts of both languages. Spanglish is not usually considered a language itself, but rather an overlapping and mixing of Spanish and English lexical items and grammar. Spanglish is not a pidgin, because unlike pidgin languages, Spanglish can be the primary speech form for some individuals. Spanglish can be considered a variety of Spanish with heavy use of English or a variety of English with heavy use of Spanish. It can be more related either to Spanish or to English, depending on the circumstances. The term Spanglish was first brought into literature by the Puerto Rican poet Salvador Tió in the late 1940s, when he called it "Espanglish".〔(Repeating Islands: News and commentary on Caribbean culture, literature, and the arts )〕 ==History and distribution== In the late 1940s, the Puerto Rican linguist Salvador Tió coined the terms ''Spanglish'' (for Spanish spoken with some English terms) and the less commonly used ''Inglañol'' (for English spoken with some Spanish terms). Spanglish is common in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as the United States Army and the early colonial administration tried to impose the English language on island residents. Between 1902 and 1948, the main language of instruction in public schools (used for all subjects except Spanish language courses) was English. Actually, Puerto Rico is unique in having both English and Spanish as its official languages (but see also New Mexico). Consequently, many American English words are now found in the Puerto Rican vocabulary. ''Spanglish'' may also be known by a regional name. Spanglish does not have one unified dialect and therefore lacks uniformity—specifically, Spanglish spoken in New York, Florida, Texas, and California can be different. Although not always uniform, Spanglish is so popular in many Spanish-speaking communities in the United States, especially in the Miami Hispanic community, that some knowledge of Spanglish is required to understand those in the area.〔Ardila 2005, pg. 61.〕 It is common in Panama, where the 96-year (1903–1999) U.S. control of the Panama Canal influenced much of local society, especially among the former residents of the Panama Canal Zone, the Zonians. Some version of Spanglish, whether by that name or another, is likely to be used wherever speakers of both languages mix. Many Puerto Ricans living on the island of St. Croix speak in informal situations a unique Spanglish-like combination of Puerto Rican Spanish and the local Crucian dialect, which is very different from the Spanglish spoken elsewhere. The same assumption goes for the large Puerto Rican population in the state of New York and Boston. Spanglish is found commonly in the modern United States, reflecting the growing Hispanic-American demographic due to immigration. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Hispanics grew from 35.3 million to 53 million between 2000 and 2012.〔Guzman, B. 2000 & US Census 2012〕 This larger Hispanic Demographic reflects the largest American minority, with a large portion being of Mexican descent. The Mexican community is one of the fastest growing groups, increasing from 20.6 million to 34.5 million between 2000 and 2012.〔 Around 58% of this community chose California, especially Southern California, as their new home. Spanglish usage is found widely throughout the heavily Mexican-American and Hispanic-American communities of Southern California.〔Rothman, Jason & Rell, Amy Beth, pg. 1〕 The usage of Spanglish and understanding of it, has become of vital importance to members of communities in largely influenced areas such as Miami, New York, Texas, and California. In Miami, for example, they have their own similar form of Spanglish that many colloquially term 'Cubonics.' 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spanglish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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