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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction………………………………………………………………...………………2

Theoretical review………………………………………………………………………….3

Methodology……………………………………………………………………………….4

List of Anglicisms………………………………………………………………………….5

Survey……………………………………………………………………………………….6

Survey box………………………………………………………………………………….8

Meanings…………………………………………………………………………………..11

Results of the survey……………………………………………………………………...18

Discussion………………………………………………………………………………….21

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………22
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Introduction

Our project is firstly called “Street Dictionary", which consists in the elaboration of
surveys to be able to reach different people of different ages, jobs, means in which they
move and education, why? It is important to know if we make correct use of anglicisms in
our daily lives. And beyond that, also the importance and recognition of the correct
pronunciation of those words. Through this, we add representative images of the chosen
words, so that respondents can guess which word it is, its meaning and context, be it social,
political, fashion, education, among others.

It is important to recognize that we are so informed and educated that we are for
appropriate use in both speech and use, as many people have no idea what it is or how it is
used. To do this, our goal is to give you the right information about what an anglicism is,
how it is used, and when it is needed.
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Theoretical review

The study of phonetics is based on having a better pronunciation of words in their

original context. This is why it is said that phonetics is the study of the sounds of speech,
then there is a systematized classification of sounds according to how they are heard
produced by the speaker and how they sound to the listener.

the phonetics to describe the sounds and thus to be able to have a better pronunciation
of the same ones, this is produced through the phonetic apparatus where they are
involved the mouth and the vocal cords. Taking this page as a reference
https://www.meanings. com/phonetic/; we can say that the sounds are called allophones
and are represented in square brackets ([ ]).

It all depends on the formation and position of the different parts of the speech
system, including the language.

The teaching of phonics to improve pronunciation within the field of English should
arouse some interest in students. Within the classroom as in the surveys conducted, it
was noted that in each phonetic transcription the words chosen, the replacement of the
sounds of object of study by other vowel sounds was noted, thus making mistakes that
for many of the people may be common. That is why it was important to introduce small
concepts of Anglicisms such as explaining the project and beyond that, to make the
community understand how important is the pronunciation of words.

Many times, we stay only in the concept, and in how we listen to ourselves without
putting into practice the pronunciation and the correct phonetic transcription of the
words. For this reason, this project is necessary, since in carrying it out and obtaining the
results by people who had no idea of the Anglicisms, it was noted how important it was
to take into account the symbols learned in class in order to transmit correct information,
learned and researched to carry out the project. And that, without thinking about it, we
somehow also learned what was taken in class.
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Methodology

It was all planned through surveys, so we approached different people of different ages:
1. Ask them what an anglicism is. If yes, give an example of an anglicism, if no, give a
brief explanation of what an anglicism is and a small example. 2. What is an anglicism? 3.
In what way or at what time do you use them? 4. Do you think the pronunciation of the
Anglicisms is important or does it vary in any way? All of this will be asked in Spanish, as
not all respondents have knowledge of the English language.

Next, we will proceed to show you some representative images of the Anglicisms
chosen to do the work and also ask you creative questions to make the selected people
respond well. Through these images, respondents have to recognize what is and therefore
say and pronounce the correct word on which anglicism depends. All this in a creative way
for you to guess what's on the subject.

The surveys were applied in neighboring neighborhoods, students from the University of
San Buenaventura (outside the Modern Languages program), students from other
universities, close relatives and friends.

The result of this survey tells us how often Anglicisms are used, their pronunciations
and when they are used. To consider it as a positive aspect since we notice the enrichment
that these words have in our daily life. In addition, it was observed in several of the
respondents how they pronounced some words very common in everyday life, such as:
Marketing, Instagram, Boomerang, Link, among others, pointing out that although they do
not know much of the English language and pronunciation of the words, the correct use was
made both of meaning and in the context of them.
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List of 20 Anglicisms

1. Full
2. Marketing
3. Gym
4. Sandwich
5. Feeling
6. Bullying
7. Link
8. Chat
9. Casting
10. Man
11. Smartphone
12. Hobby
13. Jeans
14. Instagram
15. Boomerang
16. Bluetooth
17. Stop
18. Mouse
19. Online
20. E-mail
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Encuesta

1. ¿Conoces qué es un Anglicismo?

o Sí
o No

2. ¿Qué es un Anglicismo?

3. ¿De qué manera o en qué momento los usas?

o En canciones
o Para referirte a algo
o Para preguntar algo
o Para conceptos
o Otros________________

4. ¿Crees que la pronunciación de los Anglicismos es importante o varía de

alguna forma?
o Sí
o No
¿por qué?_____________________________________
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Survey

1. ¿Do you know what an Anglicism is?

o Yes
o No

2. ¿What is an Anglicism?

3. How or when do you use them?

o In songs
o To refer to something
o To ask a question
o For concepts
o Other________________

4. Do you think the pronunciation of Anglicisms is important or does it vary in any

way?
o Yes
o No
Why is that?______________________________________
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Survey box

Word Occupation Neighborhood Local Correct

Pronunciation pronunciation
Full Student Villa del sol /ful/ /fʊl/

Marketing housewife Villa del sol /marrketin/ /ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/

Gym Student Villa del sol /gym/ / ʤɪm/

Sandwich Student Beirut /sanduich/ /ˈsænwɪʤ/

Feeling Student Manga /filin/ /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

Bullying Profesional Daniel lemaitre /buling/ /ˈbʊliɪŋ/

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Word Occupation Neighborhood Local Correct

Pronunciation pronunciation

Link Profesional Las delicias /lin/ /lɪŋk/

Chat Student Las delicias /shat/ /ʧæt/

Casting Profesional Las delicias /kastin/ /ˈkæstɪŋ/

Man Student Las delicias /man/ /mən/

Smartphone Student Las delicias /smarphone/ /´smartfoʊn/

Hobbie Student Las delicias /hobi/ /habi/

Jeans profesional Las delicias /ʤIn/ /ʤinz/

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Word Occupation Neighborhood Local Correct

pronunciation pronunciation

Instagram administrator Consolata / Istagran/ /ˈɪnstəˌgræm/

Boomerang doesn’t work Consolata / bumerak/ / ˈbuməˌræŋ/

Bluetooth electrical technician consolata / blutu/ /ˈbluˌtuθ/

Mouse student Consolata / mous/ /maʊs/

Online cashier consolata / onlai/ /ˈɔnˌlaɪn/

E-mail motorcycle worker consolata / emil / / iˈmeɪl /

Stop Student Consolata /stup/ /stap/

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Significados

Significados locales, significado reales y usos.

 Palabra: Full estar lleno.

Ejemplo: llenarse de comida, la discoteca está llena.

Uso de la palabra: ya estoy full/esto está full lleno.

Significado real: completo-completa-lleno-llena.

 Palabra: Marketing vender un producto.

Ejemplo: vender, ofrecer.

Uso de la palabra: debo hacer marketing con los productos que me llegaron.

Significado real: comercialización

 Palabra: Gym hacer ejercicio.

Ejemplo: ejercitarse.

Uso de la palabra: quiero ir al gym hoy/ el gym está cerrado/ el gym está lleno.

Significado real: gimnasio, gimnasia.

 Palabra: Sandwich emparedado.

Ejemplo: pan con jamón y queso.

Uso de la palabra: quiero comerme un Sandwich.

Significado real: bocadillo

 Palabra: Feeling sentir.

Ejemplo: sentimiento.

Uso de la palabra: siento feeling con esa persona/ siento un feeling raro hoy.

Significado real: sentimiento-sensación.

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 Palabra: Bullying maltrato.

Ejemplo: discriminar, ofender.

Uso de la palabra: le hicieron bullying ayer/ fue afectado por el bullying.

Significado real: hostigamiento.

 Palabra: linkdirección de un sitio web.

Ejemplo: enviar la dirección de sitios web, enviar dirección de páginas web.

Uso de la palabra: envíame el link de la página donde encontraste el trabajo.

 Palabra: chat  medio de comunicación virtual.

Ejemplo: hablar por medio de un chat privado con alguien.

Uso de la palabra: estoy hablando por chat con mi mamá.

 Palabra: casting proceso mediante el cual seleccionan personas para trabajos de

actuación y modelaje.

Ejemplo: hacer un casting para los actores principales.

Uso de la palabra: me llamaron para el casting de la nueva película.

 Palabra: manhace referencia a ser humano de sexo masculino adulto.

Ejemplo: llamar a un man/ llamar a un hombre desconocido.

Uso de la palabra: yo hablé con ese man.

 Palabra: Smartphone aparato electrónico de alta gama, teléfono celular.

Ejemplo: tener un Smartphone de última tecnología.

Uso de la palabra: compré un Smartphone ayer.

 Palabra: hobbiehace referencia a un pasatiempo.

Ejemplo: tener un hobby para el tiempo libre.

Uso de la palabra: mi hobby favorito es jugar futbol.

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 Palabra: jeanspantalones de mezclilla.

Ejemplo: usar jeans para reuniones informales.

Uso de la palabra: usaré un jeans para el almuerzo con mis amigas.

 Palabra: Instagram red social.

Ejemplo: navegar por la red social Instagram.

Uso de la palabra: en Instagram hay una nueva publicación.

Significado real: red social.

 Palabra: Boomerang Videos repetitivos.

Uso de la palabra: hagamos un video usando el boomerang.

Significado real: Acción rápida de mostrar alguna actividad.

 Palabra. Bluetooth enviar algo.

Uso de la palabra: envíame la imagen por bluetooh.

 Palabra: Mouse permite dirigir el movimiento del puntero en la pantalla de un

computador.

Uso de la palabra: Usa el mouse para mover poder ver la imagen.

 Palabra. Online estar disponible / compras online.

Uso de la palabra: Debo hacer una compra online.

 Palabra: E-mail mensaje digital.

Uso de la palabra: Te enviaré mi trabajo por e-mail.

 Palabra: Stop detenerse.

Uso de la palabra: Stop! No sigas caminando

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Significado real: Señal de tráfico que indica cuando un vehículo debe detenerse en un
cruce para comprobar si se aproximan otros vehículos por una vía preferente.
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Meanings

Local meanings, real meanings and uses.

 Word: Full to be full.

Example: filled with food, the disco is full.

Use of the word: I am already full/this is full.

Real meaning: complete-full-full-full.

 Word: Marketing sell a product.

Example: sell, offer.

Use of the word: I must do marketing with the products that came to me.

Real meaning: marketing

 Word: Gym exercise.

Example: exercise.

Use of the word: I want to go to the gym today/; the gym is closed/; the gym is full.

Real meaning: gymnasium, gymnastics.

 Word: Sandwich sandwich.

Example: bread with ham and cheese.

Use of the word: I want to eat a sandwich.

Real meaning: sandwich

 Word: Feeling feel.

Example: feeling.

Use of the word: I feel feeling with that person/; I feel a strange feeling today.

Real meaning: feeling-sensation.

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 Word: Bullying abuse.

Example: discriminate, offend.

Use of the word: he was bullied yesterday/; he was affected by bullying.

Real meaning: harassment.

 Word: link address of a website

Example: send website address, send web page address.

Use of the word: send me the link to the page where you found the job.

 Word: chat virtual means of communication.

Example: talking through a private chat with someone.

Use of the word: I am chatting with my mother.

 Word: casting process by which people are selected for acting and modeling
jobs.

Example: making a casting for the main actors.

Use of the word: I was called for the casting of the new film.

 Word: man refers to an adult male human being.

Example: calling a man; calling an unknown man.

Use of the word: I spoke with that man.

 Word: Smartphonehigh-end electronic device, cell phone.

Example: having a Smartphone with the latest technology.

Use of the word: buy a Smartphone yesterday.

 Word: hobby refers to a distraction or a way to have fun in free time.

Example: having a hobby for free time.

Use of the word: my favorite hobby is playing football.

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 Word: jeans denim pants.

Example: wearing jeans for informal meetings.

Use of the word: I will wear jeans for lunch with my friends.

 Word: Instagram social network.

Example: surfing the social network Instagram.

Use of the word: in Instagram there is a new publication.

Real meaning: social network.

 Word: Boomerang  Repetitive videos.

Use of the word: let's make a video using the boomerang.

Real meaning: Quick action of showing some activity.

 Word: Bluetoothsend to make amends for something.

Use of the word: send me the image by Bluetooth.

 Word: Mouse it allows to direct the movement of the pointer in the screen of a
computer.

Use of the word: Use the mouse to move to be able to see the image.

 Word: Online be available.

Use of the word: I must make an online purchase.

 Word: E-mail  digital message.

Use of the word: I will send you my work by e-mail.

 Word: stop to stop.

Use of the word: Stop! Don't keep walking.

Real meaning: Traffic signal indicating when a vehicle must stop at an intersection to
check if other vehicles are approaching by a preferred route.
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Results of the survey

Resultado gráfico de encuesta #1 y #4

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pregunta 1 pregunta 4
Sí 10 9
No 11 11

Sí No
1.

Resultados/ Encuesta. (primera tabla)

Pregunta #1. Sí (10 personas) No (11 personas)

Pregunta #4. Sí (9 personas) No (11 personas)

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Resultado gráfico encuesta #2

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10

0
Pregunta 2
No sabe 10
Si sabe 10

No sabe Si sabe
2.

Resultados/ Encuesta. (segunda tabla)

Pregunta #2. No saben (10 personas) Si saben (10 personas)

Resultado gráfico de encuesta #3

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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
pregunta 3
Canciones 6
Referirte a algo 7
Preguntar algo 0
conceptos 1
otros 5

Canciones Referirte a algo Preguntar algo conceptos otros

3.
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Resultado/ Encuesta. (tercera tabla)

Canciones (7 personas)

Referirte a algo (7 personas)

preguntar algo (0 personas)

Conceptos (1 persona)

Otros (5 personas)
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Discussion

The differences are very clear in the results, most of all there are differences in the
pronunciation of people according to their occupation or their level of education. In
some results there is no difference in the neighbors, only for the educational level; since
it can be seen in the audios that have better pronunciation the people that have the
highest levels of studies. This is because these people know the words much better and
associate them with their original pronunciation. These people have more knowledge of
the vocabulary of our language and although they do not know what an Anglicism is,
they do know how to distinguish a word from another language.

At the time of carrying out the different surveys and listening to the pronunciations
of each one of the people, we could realize each one that the occupation they had at the
time of saying the words and their answer were always “I don't speak English, I don't
study that";. Then we noticed that the occupation has much to do, but they do so
regardless of their pronunciation, however, neighbors in particular as: a motorcycle taxi
driver had many difficulties when it came to pronunciation. All these factors affect
since many do not have a study even reached primary schools in their schools.
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Conclusion

In conclusion, this Project was very much based on the way people pronounce the most
commonly used Anglicisms, but that, nevertheless, many of those people had no idea what
an Anglicism might be, as well as others who did know what they were and how to use
them.

It was a project that changed certain perspectives regarding the use and speech of
English in our city, and partly in our country. Our project was based on the results obtained
through the surveys and through the graphs of results. We notice the level that is realized
within the pronunciations and means to be able to communicate, using the Anglicisms and
the form or context in which they put them into action.

Finally, through all this work and what was taken into account; strategy, methodology,
action plan, surveys and results. We were able to analyze the local and real meaning given
to the Anglicisms used for the work, in order to demonstrate results through a dictionary
made by ourselves, demonstrating the final part of it, which took into account all the steps
for the final demonstration.