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Title: Effect of Social Media on Arabic Language Attrition
Language: English
Authors: Al-Jarf, Reima
Source: Online Submission. 2019 (Language).
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Language Skill Attrition, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Code Switching (Language), Sociolinguistics, Spelling, Grammar, Error Patterns, Semitic Languages, Native Speakers, Adults, College Students, Preferences, Romanization, Arabs, Social Media, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Tunisia, Algeria, United Arab Emirates
Abstract: This study investigates the effect of Facebook on Arabic language attrition, i.e., decrease in language proficiency, as exhibited in the use of Colloquial instead of Standard Arabic, use of foreign words although Arabic equivalents exist, and committing spelling errors. A sample of Facebook posts and a corpus of spelling errors on Facebook were randomly selected and analyzed. Samples of college students and instructors were surveyed to find out the reasons for this new socio-linguistic phenomenon. It was found that most educated adult Facebook users use slang and Colloquial language. Some Arabic posts are fully Romanized rather than written in Arabic script. English words are transliterated and inserted in Arabic posts. Many adult Facebook users completely ignore Standard Arabic spelling rules. They spell words the way they pronounce them in their own dialects. Students do not seem to recognize word boundaries, cannot connect phonemes with the graphemes they represent and cannot distinguish vowel length. Students reported that it is easier for them to express themselves in slang and Colloquial Arabic. They feel they are conversing with others, not writing. Therefore, they write the way they speak and do not think about spelling and grammar. Results and recommendations are given in detail.
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Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: ED614077
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  Data: This study investigates the effect of Facebook on Arabic language attrition, i.e., decrease in language proficiency, as exhibited in the use of Colloquial instead of Standard Arabic, use of foreign words although Arabic equivalents exist, and committing spelling errors. A sample of Facebook posts and a corpus of spelling errors on Facebook were randomly selected and analyzed. Samples of college students and instructors were surveyed to find out the reasons for this new socio-linguistic phenomenon. It was found that most educated adult Facebook users use slang and Colloquial language. Some Arabic posts are fully Romanized rather than written in Arabic script. English words are transliterated and inserted in Arabic posts. Many adult Facebook users completely ignore Standard Arabic spelling rules. They spell words the way they pronounce them in their own dialects. Students do not seem to recognize word boundaries, cannot connect phonemes with the graphemes they represent and cannot distinguish vowel length. Students reported that it is easier for them to express themselves in slang and Colloquial Arabic. They feel they are conversing with others, not writing. Therefore, they write the way they speak and do not think about spelling and grammar. Results and recommendations are given in detail.
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