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Chicano English, or Mexican-American English, is a dialect of American English spoken primarily by Mexican Americans (sometimes known as Chicanos), particularly in the Southwestern United States ranging from Texas to California, [1] [2] as well as in Chicago. [3]
As one nationwide study states, the typical Texan accent is a "Southern accent with a twist". [1] The "twist" refers to inland Southern U.S., older coastal Southern U.S., and South Midland U.S. accents mixing together, due to Texas's settlement history, as well as some lexical (vocabulary) influences from Mexican Spanish. [1]
A diversity of earlier Southern dialects once existed: a consequence of the mix of English speakers from the British Isles (including largely English and Scots-Irish immigrants) who migrated to the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries, with particular 19th-century elements also borrowed from the London upper class and enslaved African-Americans.
The composers wanted both the character and Gomez herself to maintain authenticity, allowing her to incorporate her Mexican-American heritage. “Spanish is her father’s language,” Camille ...
A California Assembly bill would allow the use of diacritical marks like accents in government documents, not allowed since 1986's "English only" law which many say targeted Latinos.
Different groups have made American English their own, says Latino scholar Ilan Stavans in "The People's Tongue," but the language also connects all Americans.
Western American English (also known as Western U.S. English) is a variety of American English that largely unites the entire Western United States as a single dialect region, including the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.
Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) Mexican-born American actor [2] Mona Rico (1907–1994) Mexican-born American actress; Andy Russell (1919–1992) American actor and singer to Mexican immigrant parents; Ref Sanchez (1917–1986) American actor of Spaniard descent; Renee Torres (1911–1998) Mexican American actress and the sister of Raquel Torres.