Vietglish, Vinglish or Vietlish, is an informal term for a

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of elements from

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

. The term ''Vietglish'' is first recorded in 1969. Other colloquial

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s for Vietlish include (chronologically): ''Vietglish'' (1992), ''Vinish'' (2003), ''Vinglish'' (2010) and ''Vietnamiglish'' (2016).Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity. ''English World-wide'', 39(1): 32. DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam This usage is said to be found in Vietnamese immigrant communities in majority-English-speaking countries. Borrowed English words are also commonly used in everyday Vietnamese both inside and outside

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in informal contexts.

External links

Viet Voice Magazine - Very VietglishWhat are you speaking? Hey, it's just Vietglish

References

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