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Code-Switching And Language Change In Tunisia, Lotfi Sayahi
Code-Switching And Language Change In Tunisia, Lotfi Sayahi
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This article quantitatively studies the patterns of Tunisian Arabic/French code-switching and the possible implications for contact-induced change in the Tunisian dialect. The purpose is to account for the extent of the occurrence of code-switching across gender lines and levels of education and assess its role in the interference from French into Arabic, both at the lexical and structural levels. Recorded semi-directed sociolinguistic interviews with twelve speakers are examined for type and frequency of code-switching and use of French borrowings.
Results show that education plays a role in distinguishing the group with a higher education from the group with only a …