Porglish
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Porglish is a portmanteau of the words português (Portuguese) and English (inglês). It refers to various types of language contact between Portuguese and English which have occurred in regions where the two languages coexist. These range from improvised code-switching between bilingual speakers of each language to more or less stable dialects and extensive vocabulary lists. The best-studied example of this is spoken in the Portuguese communities in California, in Hawaii (pidgin contributions) and in the region between Fall River and New Bedford in Southeastern Massachusetts.
[edit] Bibliography
- Manuel Da Costa Fontes (Oct.,1975). "A New Portuguese Ballad Collection from California". Western Folklore, Vol. 34, No. 4.
- Multiple other citations at the Portuguese-American Historical & Research Foundation: http://www.portuguesefoundation.org/newbooks.htm
