الأنماط اللغوية الشائعة في كتابة نصوص التواصل الرقمية لدى طلبة الجامعة الأمريكية في الإمارات و مسوغاتها و آثارها اللغوية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at identifying the digital text patterns most commonly used by the students of the American University in UAE, as well as the justifications of using these patterns in their letters on the Internet.

It also aimed to explore their teachers’ viewpoints about the impact of using these patterns on the students’ mother language.

68 students and 11 teachers were selected to be the subjects of the study.

A list of the major text patterns, a standardized interview with the students, and a standardized interview with the teachers were used as instruments of the study.

The results showed that the most common text patterns were : numbers standing for letters, abbreviations, symbols, emoticons.

The results also showed that the students’ find these patterns simple, modern, or can summarize their ideas, while the mother language is difficult.

Some of them find that by using those patterns, they can imitate their mates.

The results also showed that teachers have two points of view about the impact of using digital text patterns on their students’ mother language : first, is that it has helped to develop a new social communication style that depends on image which makes communication easier, practical and quicker.

Second, is that it is a third language to be added to the mother language and colloquial accent, which will be a real danger facing them both.

Depending upon the study results, the researchers stated a number of recommendations.