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Language mixing

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Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The poetic technique of incorporating multiple languages within a single work

Detailed Definition
Language mixing in poetry involves the intentional blending of two or more languages within a single text to reflect multilingual reality, challenge linguistic borders, or enrich semantic layers; it differs from code-switching by emphasizing simultaneous coexistence rather than contextual alternation.
Example
Example in poetry:
Switching between English and Spanish within a single poem to reflect bicultural identity; using French and Vietnamese in a poem about colonial legacy; blending Hebrew and English in liturgical poetry; incorporating Indigenous language words into English free verse
Additional Notes
Language mixing: The integration of multiple languages within a single poetic work; broader than code-switching, may include loanwords, calques, or syntactic fusion; see also multilingual poetry (10117).
Also Known As
Translingual blending Lexical fusion Multilingual interweaving Code-meshing Macaronism
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