Language Maintenance and Transmission: The Case of Egyptian Arabic in Durham, UK  

Oleh:

Gomaa, Yasser A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of English Linguistics vol. 1 no. 1 (Mar. 2011), page 46-53.
Topik: Egyptian Arabic; Language maintenance; Language transmission; Durham; UK
Fulltext: Yasser A. Gomaa.pdf (102.64KB)

Isi artikel

This sociolinguistic micro-level study examines experiences of five Egyptian families, living in Durham, UK, who are trying to transmit Egyptian Arabic to their children. It provides a qualitative description on the process of Egyptian Arabic maintenance and transmission at the family level. Based on in-depth semi-structured interviews and participant observation, the study explores: how these language-minority families describe barriers to and supports for passing on Egyptian Arabic to their children; the language decisions they make to fulfill their roles; how such decisions are linked to their identity as Egyptians living in an English-dominant country; and the factors that helps their children to preserve Egyptian Arabic. The findings show that the participants regard Egyptian Arabic as a cultural core value that is linked with other core values as religion and identity. Consequently, a number of language-related decisions have been made and implemented to improve their children's Egyptian Arabic spoken proficiency level

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