The dialectic of reciprocal impact between Arabic and ُEnglish : Egyptian colloquial Arabic as a model

الملخص EN

The study investigates the issue of the reciprocal impact between English and Arabic.

It demonstrates the reasons that make English stop being inspired by Arabic.

It also sheds light on the effect of Englishization on culture-specific words in Egyptian society.

The study illustrates the effect of westernization and globalization on the Arabic language.

It raises some questions: Will the continuous injection of English words into the Egyptian spoken language affect the Arabic language and people's cultural identity? Another question is if English dominates the Arabic language in its homeland, will it be spoken by the west that cherishes its language? The study sample consists of 15 recorded hours of various talk shows that discuss different topics like fashion, health, beauty, cooking, medicine, economics, business, horoscope.

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It has been noticed that English is commonly used because it is stylish and trendy.

It has been suggested that there is a relationship between the topic being discussed and the frequency of English being used.