lunes, 14 de diciembre de 2009

KONGLISH! language created by learners of a second language which is between the target language and the learner's first language (L1).

Konglish (Korean: 콩글리시) is the use of English words (or words derived from English words) in a Korean context. The words, having initially been taken from English language, are either actual English words in Korean context[1], or are made from a combination of Korean and English words. It is considered a sublanguage.[2] Common sentence structure or vocabulary mistakes made by Koreans has also been referred to as Konglish.[3][4][5] Words and phrases borrowed from English or other languages may be shortened if Koreans using them feel they are too long.[6]

1 comentario:

Anónimo dijo...

I sometimes speak konglish because of my first language but it`s ok because everyone has the same problem with their native language at the begining and somtimes during the period of their learning