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A NEW SOCIOLINGUISTIC INSIGHT INTO LANGUAGE CONTACT PHENOMENA: EVIDENCE FROM ARABIC/FRENCH LANGUAGES PAIR
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In: http://www.language-and-society.org/journal/1-1/6_mostari.pdf
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Abstract:
The present article is an empirical study of the speakers ‟ attitudes and speakers ‟ use of their languages/varieties of languages in both Algeria and Morocco. In fact, these two neighboring countries share common sociolinguistic and cultural heritage; with a common colonizer (France), common culture, common religion and mutually intelligible dialects. In both countries, we worked with a sample of respondents whose linguistic repertoire includes: the local dialect (Algerian Arabic or Moroccan Arabic), Classical Arabic and French. The basic questions raised in this comparative work are: do Algerian as well as Moroccan speakers use Classical Arabic, French and their local dialects in the same situations and for the same reasons? More importantly, what is the actual role of French in either country? For this purpose, we elaborated a questionnaire which was filled by informants from either country. The results confirmed that the Algerian as well as the Moroccan speakers use the formal varieties (Classical Arabic and French) and the local dialects in approximately the same situations and contexts but with varying doses. In both countries French is viewed as the language of prestige and high social status, however, it was found omnipresent in the Algerian speech much more than in the Moroccan verbal interactions and this is probably due to socio-historical reasons.
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Keyword:
Arabic; French; Language contact; Linguistic repertoire; Social context of language use
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URL: http://www.language-and-society.org/journal/1-1/6_mostari.pdf
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.386.1252
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