Title data
Serreli, Valentina:
Contact-induced change from a speakers' perspective : A study of language attitudes in Siwa.
In: Manfredi, Stefano ; Tosco, Mauro
(ed.):
Arabic in Contact. -
Amsterdam
: John Benjamins Publishing Company
,
2018
. - pp. 350-368
. - (Studies in Arabic Linguistics
; 6
)
ISBN 9789027201355
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/sal.6.18ser
Abstract in another language
The article presents the speakers’ perception of contact-induced linguistic change in the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, based on data collected during the authors’ doctoral research (Serreli 2016). The research explored language attitudes and ideologies in Siwa with a qualitative approach built on sociolinguistic and linguistic anthropological theories. Linguistic change is presented by speakers as a generational variation; it is attributed to the increased contact between the Siwi and Arabic languages that followed the wider socioeconomic change in the community in recent decades. Moreover, Siwi speakers hold a variety of attitudes towards linguistic change, appreciating phenomena perceived as adjustments to the current times, while criticizing those perceived as a betrayal or corruption of their native language.
Further data
Item Type: | Article in a book |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Keywords: | Arabic; minority languages; Siwa Oasis; Berber; language change; Egypt; language contact; language attitudes |
Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Junior Professor Arabic Studies > Junior Professor Arabic Studies - Juniorprof. Dr. Valentina Serreli Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Junior Professor Arabic Studies |
Result of work at the UBT: | No |
DDC Subjects: | 400 Language > 410 Linguistics 400 Language > 490 Other languages |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2018 09:59 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2018 09:59 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/45009 |