Danglish
Encyclopedia
Danglish is an unofficial language and informal term used to describe different combinations of British
or American English
and Danish
:
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
or American English
American English
American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....
and Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
:
- English pronounced with a strong Danish accent.
- Word-by-word translation between Danish and English so that the words belong to one language and the grammar and syntax to another.
- A mixed language with words from both Danish and English either caused by poor proficiency in English or done deliberately for a comical effect.
- An unofficial language spoken by all foreigners/exchange students that aren't completely fluent in Danish but are living in Denmark