Hunglish

Hunglish is a portmanteau word combining the words Hungarian and English. The phrase refers to:
*specific mistakes often committed by native Hungarian speakers while speaking English.
*mistakes in Hungarian because of the influence of the English language [cite web|title=Hogy mi ne legyünk angol nyelvi gyarmat…|language=Hungarian|publisher="Magyar Nyelvőr"|url=http://www.tanszertar.hu/eken/2005_04/totfalusi.htm|accessdate=2008-04-01] [cite web|title=Mi az angol|language=Hungarian|publisher="Magyar Narancs"|url=http://seas3.elte.hu/delg/publications/modern_talking/34.html|accessdate=2008-04-01] .
*a hybrid of Hungarian and English used within couples where one is a Hungarian speaker and the other an English speaker.

ee also

* Language interference
* Mixed language

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