Language choice and language use in an Arab Canadian multilingual community (Quebec-Canada)‎ : a sociolinguistic study

العناوين الأخرى

اختيار اللغة و استعمالاتها في مجتمع عربي-كندي متعدد اللغات (كيبيك-كندا)‎ : دراسة لغوية اجتماعية

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Qawar, Hanadi Ali

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

al-Duwayk, Badr Said

أعضاء اللجنة

Yusuf, Tawfiq Ibrahim
al-Abbas, Sulayman Awwad

الجامعة

جامعة الشرق الأوسط

الكلية

كلية الآداب و العلوم

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم اللغة الإنجليزية

دولة الجامعة

الأردن

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2014

الملخص الإنجليزي

This study aimed at investigating language choice among the Arabs of Quebec – Canada.

The study attempted to explore language choice and use in different domains, factors involved in using Arabic, English and French, and Arabs' attitudes towards these languages.

In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher selected a sample that consisted of (100) Arab respondents who reside in Quebec – Canada, covering different age ranges, gender, educational background, occupation and residency.

The instruments of the study were a community profile based on open ended interviews and a sociolinguistic questionnaire.

Results showed that Arabs of Quebec– Canada freely use their Arabic language in the domain of home and with family members, and in worship places and when listening to the radio.

In addition, they use English and French in Governmental offices and formal applications and in educational institutions.

Results also showed that the Arabs of Quebec mix these languages in the domain of neighborhood, with friends, and media.

Such a choice and use reveal the positive attitudes that the Arabs of Quebec have towards Arabic, English and French.

As for the French language, results showed that French is the dominant and most prestigious language among the respondents.

It is used in governmental offices and in filling formal applications and education.

English language is considered a global language by which the respondents' Canadian identity is fully expressed.

The study suggested several ideas for further research like conducting similar studies on Arabs in Canada from a different perspective such as formal and functional constraints determining and restricting language choice.

التخصصات الرئيسية

اللغات والآداب المقارنة

عدد الصفحات

105

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-692077