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Callahan, Laura – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2010
This paper reports on an investigation into the reactions of 147 participants of various ethnicities to a language practice in the USA that has been characterized as Mock Spanish, a special register in which Spanish words or phrases are used to evoke humor by indexing an often unflattering image of Spanish speakers. Research questions include…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Spanish, Language Proficiency, Language Variation