Spanish Language

                          Spanish is the native language of 332 million people in the world. In addition to Spain, Spanish is the official language of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In addition, it is widely spoken in several other nations, including Canada, Morocco, the Philippines, and the United States. The dialect spoken by most Spanish speakers is basically Catilian, and indeed Castellano is still the name used for the language in several American countries.Still, not many people are aware of how Spanish language has evolved around the years, starting from the time it was only spoken by the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula back in the 9th century. This more than a beautiful language that makes poetry and music mesmerizing, Spanish also has a rich history associated with it.All Iberian Romance Languages, including Castilian Spanish, have actually descended from Vulgar Latin, i.e. the particular form of Latin that was spoken by common men, farmers, merchants and soldiers, not the classical form of Latin used in Literature. The true Spanish language in its purest form is very formal, but when we are talking to our “amigos” (friends) or family, we Chileans tend to drop a few letters and mix and match other words, changing the language to the point where it is sometimes unrecognizable. That habit, plus the extensive and clever use of slang and cheeky Chilean humor, had given the Chilean language something unique and unmatched anywhere else in the world.Language has reached a completely new height with the advent of Internet. Communication is very easy these days and it is even easier to directly communicate with someone from another language, another country and another society. New words are being added to the Spanish dictionary rapidly; words like “Google”, “selfie”, “blog”, “chat”, “Facebook”, “tweet”, “unfriend”, “photobomb” – these are international words now, not just belonging to a specific language.
   

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