Algerian dialect and English Language hybridization among ma EFL students : case of Mostaganem's students

Abstract EN

When two languages are in contact situation, some changes occur and may lead to the emergence of certain phenomena like: code-mixing, hybridity…etc.

This latter was observed among the students of English department_Mostaganem; therefore, this study tries to investigate the fact of the so called 'Algerian English language' that is used among the students of the department.

In this regard, a research question is raised, that is to say, to what extent this phenomenon (Algerian English) is spread among the students.

To answer this inquiry, some hypotheses are suggested in an attempt to answer the wondering.

This study aims at shedding light on the investigation so that everyone would be aware of its occurrence and its effects, especially the students.

Furthermore, it aims at showing how this hybridized variety is structured and combined (the English linguistic items plus the ones of Algerian Arabic).

As a result, the outcomes confirm the modeled hypotheses.

In other words, this phenomenon has been widely spread among the students as they mix the English language words with Algerian Arabic affixes to form a new variety.

However, it seems that it has a bad influence on their process of learning English as a foreign language.