Uptake Post 6

     Translingualism....that is a pretty big and scary word if I'm being honest. I'm gonna try and define it to the best of my ability as well as provide some interesting examples...so here we go

To break down the word itself, the prefix "trans" can mean across, and obviously "lingual" means language, so we can deduce that this word loosely means "across language," but...what does that phrase entail? I would say that translingualism is the fact that language is constantly evolving, changing, and moving. Overall, language serves a purpose, no matter what language it is. Furthermore, everyone speaks some type of language, even if it is not a formal language, and each of these languages influence one another.

so, for example, the language "spanglish" is a combination of Spanish and English, and many people would say that this is its own language. It involves its own words, phrases and understanding. This is a prime example of translingualism. 

If I'm being completely honest, it is still a difficult concept for me to grasp, especially because language is such a big and broad thing. I also tend to mix up the term with "Global Englishes" which I feel they are both relevent when it comes to translingualism, but it is still hard for me to differentiate. 

I'm hoping in the lessons to come I will develop a much better understanding of translingualism, I'm sure I will, but in the meantime I got no clue what the heck I'm doing