Volume 07 Issue 05 May 2024
Kais Sultan Mousa Alowidha
English Department, College of Arts, Jouf University
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v7-i05-40Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT
This research monitored the impact of code switching in several linguistic contexts through qualitative research methodologies. The study interviewed ten Saudi bilinguals who code-switch between English and Arabic. Five of them were males and the other 5 were females. In order to conduct comparative research, six of the respondents were living in large cities and four of them were residents of small cities in Saudi Arabia. The research concluded that bilingual Saudis implement code-switching in professional settings and they claim it is natural and is more likely to be expected. Also, English Saudi bilinguals reported that they identify with English as well as Arabic and they were less likely to believe that communicating in English discard their Saudi identity or distort it. To sum it up, this current study found that it is natural for crowded and big or large cities to expand the importance of repetitive code-switching with the availability of non-Arabic speakers in several linguistic contexts and some professional settings.
KEYWORDS:Second language learners; Linguistic Identity; Code mixing; Bilinguals; Interference.
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