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El español en el mundo Flashcards

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Estar avergonzado/a

Darse vergüenza

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to feel ashamed

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el habla castiza

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pure way of speaking

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Spanish speakers/Hispanic America/ Latin America

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Hispanohablantes/Hispanoamérica/Latinoamérica

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to distinguish

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distinguir

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Hablar “fino”

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to speak in a refined/proper way

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A neutral accent

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Un acento neutro

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to have/hide an accent

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tener/ocultar un acento

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to force/neutralise an accent

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forzar/neutralizar un acento

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skill/ability in use of language

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la destreza en el uso de la lengua

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deployment of words

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El despliegue (de palabras)

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Classism/Classist

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Clasismo/Clasista

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People conversing

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Las/Los interlocutores

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To use language as a weapon

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utilizar la lengua como un arma arrojadiza

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linguistics

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la lingüística

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philology

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la filología

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Semantics

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La semántica

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To be of the opinion

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opinar/ser de la opinión/considerar

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Reglas ortográficas inamovibles

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unchangeable orthographic rules

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pronouncing “c” as ‘s’ rather than “th”

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el seseo

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arbitrariness

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La arbitrariedad

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Abundance of poor uses of La and Le pronouns

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La profusión/abundancia de laismos y leismos

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to project/strengthen tone and timbre

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impostar el tono y el timbre

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To regulate the volume of voice

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Regular el volumen de la voz

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street

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callejero

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la eclosión
the emergence
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to hispanise
hispanizar
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speaker
el locutor
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communication system
el sistema de comunicación
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dialect
el dialecto
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loan word
el calco de traducción/préstamo
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permeability
la permeabilidad
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changeable nature
la naturaleza mutable
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to undervalue
menospreciar
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a frontier
una zona fronteriza
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an urban/rural accent
un acento urbano / un acento rural
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Native american person
amerindio
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The command of a language
El dominio de un idioma
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A variant
Una variante
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a word
un vocablo
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the ghetto
El gueto
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Americanism
Estadounidismo
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the way of speaking
La modalidad del habla
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A mutation of Spanish
una Mutación del español
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Hybrid between two langauges
Un Híbrido entre dos idiomas
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El canon establecido
The established canon
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purists of a langauge
Los/as puristas de la lengua
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To give legitimacy and validity to a language/word
Dar legitimidad y validez a una lengua/vocablo
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a person's own way of speaking
El habla propia de una persona
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Canon, canons of the language, canonical language
Canon/Cánones de la lengua / Lengua canónica
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Code exchange - to employ two languages in the same turn of speech
Intercambio de códigos - emplear dos lenguas en el mismo turno de palabra
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Calques
Calcos léxicos
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linguistic isolation
El aislamiento lingüístico
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The good/bad health of a language
La buena/mala salud de un idioma
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to widen cultural/interpersonal relations
Estrechar relaciones culturales/interpersonales
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Support the defence of bilingualism
Secundar la defensa del bilingüismo
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monolingual/bilingual/multilingual speakers
Hablantes monolingües/bilingües/Plurilingües
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to take loan words
tomar préstamos lingüísticos
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A colonial dialect
Un dialecto colonial
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referring to someone as vos
el voseo
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A subordinate language to another
Una lengua subordinada a otra
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to validate a word
acuñar un término
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To make oneself literate in a language
Alfabetizarse en una lengua
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Majority/minority language
una lengua mayoritaria/minoritaria
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lack of linguistic loyalty
Una falta de lealtad lingüístico
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First, second, and third gen immigrants
Inmigrantes de primera, segunda, y tercera generación
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languages of the amerindians
las lenguas amerindias
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indigenous languages
las lengas indígenas
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aboriginal languages
idiomas aborígines
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heritage
un patrimonio
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Worthy of
Digno de
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to live on
perdurar
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to thrive/live on
prevalecer
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Apremiante
urgent/compelling
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la implantación de una lengua
the implementation of a language
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linguistic unification
la unificación lingüistica
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a lexicon
un léxico
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inalienable right
Un derecho inalienable
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linguistic rights
Derechos lingüísticos
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Pro-native movement
Movimiento indigenista
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Diglossia - when two languages are used in different circumstances within one community
la diglosia / una situación de diglosia
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English is a universal vehicle of comprehension to transmit ideas
El ingles es un vehículo de comprensión universal para transmitir ideas
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Ethnic groups
Grupos étnicos
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compete al gobierno
it is the responsibility of the government
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To encourage the learning of a language/culture
fomentar el cultivo de una lengua/una cultura
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Languages are linked to the identity of groups
Lenguas son ligadas a la identidad de los colectivos
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linguistic coexistence
La convivencia lingüística
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multilingual geographies
las geografías plurilingües
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To treasure a history/ a heritage
Atesorar una Historia/ un patrimonio
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Richness of dialects and varieties
Riqueza de dialectos y variedades
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when there are two official languages of a nation
La cooficialidad de dos lenguas/una Lengua cooficial en un territorio
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A process of language unification
Un proceso de unificación idiomática
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datar de
to date from
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to suffer decline
sufrir decadencia
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Tener parentesco con (algo/alguien)
to have a relation to something/someone

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