Answer:
Spanish, while clearly not an Indigenous language of the Americas, has
become one of and sometimes the only language of Indigenous peoples. Since
its introduction in the early stages of the Spanish conquest when it was used as
what Antonio Nebrija labeled “the language of empire,” Spanish has gained a
strong foothold among Indigenous peoples who are frequently bilingual in their
native languages as well as in Spanish.
The Spanish originally brought to the Americas and the Spanish of today is
significantly different, principally owing to its contact with Indigenous languages.
The Spanish of the Americas today can be said then to be a truly unique variety
reflecting the Indigenous presence found throughout the Americas at the time of
the conquest to the present. As English has penetrated and changed Indigenous
languages, Spanish language contact also influenced Indigenous languages.
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Spanish, while clearly not an Indigenous language of the Americas, has
become one of and sometimes the only language of Indigenous peoples. Since
its introduction in the early stages of the Spanish conquest when it was used as
what Antonio Nebrija labeled “the language of empire,” Spanish has gained a
strong foothold among Indigenous peoples who are frequently bilingual in their
native languages as well as in Spanish.
The Spanish originally brought to the Americas and the Spanish of today is
significantly different, principally owing to its contact with Indigenous languages.
The Spanish of the Americas today can be said then to be a truly unique variety
reflecting the Indigenous presence found throughout the Americas at the time of
the conquest to the present. As English has penetrated and changed Indigenous
languages, Spanish language contact also influenced Indigenous languages.
