The Anglicization of LGBTQ+ Slang in Spanish

This study analyzes the typology and pragmatic functions of anglicisms found in Spanish LGBTQ+ slang using language data from a self-created corpus, Queer_ES_Anglicisms, extracted from the Spanish queer magazines Shangay and Togayther. The anglicisms are first classified according to Pulcini et al.’s typology and then arranged and examined in terms of their semantic fields and their morphopragmatic features. Furthermore, the paper includes a case study of the lemmas queer, drag, and gay as well as an analysis of the ideational and expressive pragmatic functions of the anglicisms to unravel the motivations behind their use in the context of Spanish LGBTQ+ slang.