This document provides background on Spanish influence on English and the results. It discusses Spanglish and Chicano language, including a definition of Spanglish as a hybrid of Spanish and English words used by Mexican Americans. It also discusses code-switching, where speakers alternate between two languages, and provides categories of code-switching like intrasentential and intersentential. The document concludes that while there are negative attitudes towards Spanglish, it remains a symbol of Hispanic identity.