Chicano English
| Chicano English | |
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| Mexican-American English | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Southwestern United States |
| Ethnicity | Latino Americans, Hispanic Americans |
| Latin (English alphabet) American Braille | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
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| Chicanos and Mexican Americans |
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Chicano English, or Mexican-American English, is a dialect of American English spoken primarily by Mexican Americans (sometimes known as Chicanos), particularly in the Southwestern United States ranging from Texas to California, as well as in Chicago. Chicano English is sometimes mistakenly conflated with Spanglish, which is a mixing of Spanish and English; however, Chicano English is a fully formed and native dialect of English, not a "learner English" or interlanguage. It is even the native dialect of some speakers who know little to no Spanish, or have no Mexican heritage.