Motivations of Code Switching among Arab Young People in Formal and Informal Discourse Settings between Arabic and English

Authors

  • Dr. Muhannad Hadi Altalqani جامعة واسط / كلية الآداب , Wasit University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Translation
  • Dr. Mujahed Hossien Tahir Zayed Arab American University Palestine, English Language Center , الجامعة العربية الامريكية فلسطين، مركز اللغة الانجليزية
  • .Asst Prof. Dr. Wan Muhammad Wan Sulong Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication , جامعة بوترا ماليزيا، كلية اللغات الحديثة والإعلام، قسم اللغة الإنجليزية
  • Dr. Syed Nurulakla Syed Abdullah Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication , جامعة بوترا ماليزيا، كلية اللغات الحديثة والإعلام، قسم اللغة الإنجليزية
  • .Asst Prof. Dr. Mohd Yusof Sanitah University Technology Malaysia, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities , جامعة التكنولوجيا ماليزيا، كلية العلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية، قسم اللغة الانجليزية
  • Dr. Vahid Nimehchisalem Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Department of English, , جامعة بوترا ماليزيا، كلية اللغات الحديثة والإعلام، قسم اللغة الإنجليزية
  • Dr. Sabariah Md Rashid UCSI University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts , جامعة أوكسي، كلية الآداب والعلوم الاجتماعية

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31185/lark.3655

Keywords:

Code switching, Bilingual speakers, Sociolinguistic perspective, communicative functions, Multilingual speakers.

Abstract

Along with the communicative functions of language, there is always a social function to show the role played by language in the society. This function can be seen in the field of sociolinguistics through code-switching. The current study aims to investigate the motivations behind code-switching between Arabic and English by Arab young people in their daily conversations from a sociolinguistic perspective. The researcher employed a qualitative analytical approach to obtain the results. Thus, this research paper focuses on analyzing and discussing semi-structured interviews with Arab young people to gain information on code-switching in their daily conversations. Data was collected through conducting the interviews and transcribing them for analysis. The findings of the study indicate that there are five motivations behind Arabic-English code switching among Arab young people; excluding group members, showing social status, expressing literacy, expressing belonging to a certain group and finally affirming their identity. The current study is meant to contribute to the development of the sociolinguistic field when it comes to the Arabic-English language pair.

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Published

2024-06-30

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 /Pt2 (2024)

Section

College of Arts Conference, Wasit University (Eighth): Cognitive Pathways for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Reality and Leadership Prospects

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Muhannad Hadi Altalqani, D., Mujahed Hossien Tahir Zayed, D. ., Wan Muhammad Wan Sulong, .Asst P. D., Syed Nurulakla Syed Abdullah, D. ., Mohd Yusof Sanitah, .Asst P. D. ., Vahid Nimehchisalem, D. ., & Sabariah Md Rashid, D. . (2024). Motivations of Code Switching among Arab Young People in Formal and Informal Discourse Settings between Arabic and English. Lark, 16(3 /Pt2), 758-738. https://doi.org/10.31185/lark.3655