Influences of Gypsy "Caló" on Contemporary Spanish Slang
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3378847 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maryellen Garcia (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 800 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/20063210 |
| OpenAlex | W2024381155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
CalO refers to the criminal argot associated with the gypsies in nineteenth-century Spain. It is also the predecessor of a Mexican-American slang popularized by bilingual youths in the 1940s known as Pachuco calo or simply Pachuco. This article discusses the known history of gypsy calO and examines borrowings from it into the slang of several Spanish dialects. The path of gypsy influences on Pachuco calO is traced from the Old World to the New and the probable origin of the latter speech variety is discussed. Its in-group nature coupled with the Spanish and English bilingualism of its speakers in the U.S. setting has created a lexicon of slang terms, some of which persist in modern-day communities. The characteristics of this lexicon, which include old calO terms, neologisms, metaphor, word-play, and taboo words, are investigated and illustrated
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| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |