Alemañol (a

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formed of

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words ''alemán'' and ''español'') is a

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, spoken by

-speakers in German regions, which formed with

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and Spanish. It appeared in the 1960s and it is used today by

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, and other

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in German regions. In the same way, it is also spoken by descendants of German settlers in South America, mostly in the

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. Alemañol is also spoken by South American residents of German descent in native German-speaking countries. Alemañol is considered a hybrid language by linguists. Many actually refer to Alemañol as "Spanish-German

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," but some influence of borrowing and lexical and grammatical shifts occur as well.

Examples

Words

* der Bahnhof - el Bahnhof - la bánjof (Station) * der Keller - el Keller - la quela (Basement) * die U-Bahn - la U-Bahn - el uvan (Metro)

Verbs

Expressions

* ''no hay que mischear los espraje'' = ''man soll die Sprachen nicht vermischen'' = Languages should not be mixed * ''es muy mühsam para mi'' = ''es ist äußerst mühsam für mich'' = This is extremely difficult for me * ''puedo tener tu móvil ?'' = ''kann ich dein Handy haben ?'' - ''me das tu móvil?'' = Can I have your phone ? * ''me tienes un lápiz'' = ''hast du einen Bleistift ?'' - ''me das un lápiz ?'' = Do you have a pencil ?

Bibliography

* Yolanda Mateos Ortega: ''Esto me suena a 'alemañol. 2000, Frecuencia L. Revista de didáctica del español como segunda lengua. * V. Canicio: ''Espalemán o alemañol?'' En: ''Lebende Sprachen: Zeitschrift für fremde Sprachen in Wissenschaft und Praxis. Fachblatt des Bundesverbandes der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer''.

References

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