Vietglish
Vietglish, Vietnaminglish, Vietlish or Vietnamese English, is an informal term for a mixture of elements from Vietnamese and English in conversational contexts or in writing and speaking.[1]
The term Vietlish is first recorded in 1967. Other colloquial portmanteau words for Vietlish include (chronologically): Vietglish (1992), Vinish (2003), Vinglish (2010) and Vietnamiglish (2016).[2]
This usage is said to be found in immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries or from people who are bilingual in Vietnamese and English or grew up in such multilingual environments. English words are also commonly used in everyday Vietnamese both inside and outside Vietnam in informal contexts.[3]
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- ^ Minero, Luis (2006) "Globalização e Expansão Conscienciológica Através dos Idiomas." Conscientia 10(4):302-316.
- ^ Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity. English World-wide, 39(1): 32. DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam
- ^ "Vietglish Fun Learn Viet. Learn English. Vietglish". Vietglish Fun. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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- Vietnamese language
- Macaronic language