Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional Song

This study aims to explore and describe the phenomenon of code-switching in contemporary Algerian occasional song that deals with the Coronavirus event, basically to identify the types of code-switching found. Additionally, it investigates the attitudes of Algerian young people towards code-switchi...

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Main Authors: Farid Metrouh, Fatma Zohra Mebtouche Nedjai
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Language:English
Published: University of Bejaia Abderrahmane Mira 2024-10-01
Series:The Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society
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Online Access:https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/259
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description This study aims to explore and describe the phenomenon of code-switching in contemporary Algerian occasional song that deals with the Coronavirus event, basically to identify the types of code-switching found. Additionally, it investigates the attitudes of Algerian young people towards code-switching in these songs and how it is used as a device to achieve the communicative intents and serve certain functions in songs. To achieve these objectives, the authors relied on a mixed research method that includes twelve selected modern Algerian songs. The analysis was made based on Poplack theory and the six functions of code-switching proposed by Appel and Muysken. To this was added an audience study based on fieldwork in Tizi-Ouzou which involves data collection from survey questionnaires and individual online interviews. Three types of code-switching were discovered. They are extra/intra/ inter sentential code-switching. In addition, the findings show that code-switching in contemporary Algerian song is not a random switch from one code to another, but carries certain social functions that could provoke positive attitudes and behaviors for the target audience.
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spelling doaj-art-c060f0e81a0b45c893aba52085e4b2952025-08-20T03:32:57ZengUniversity of Bejaia Abderrahmane MiraThe Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society2716-91892676-17502024-10-0132Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional SongFarid Metrouh0Fatma Zohra Mebtouche Nedjai1Faculty of Arts and Languages, Department of English, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-OuzouFaculty of Arts and Languages, Department of English, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou This study aims to explore and describe the phenomenon of code-switching in contemporary Algerian occasional song that deals with the Coronavirus event, basically to identify the types of code-switching found. Additionally, it investigates the attitudes of Algerian young people towards code-switching in these songs and how it is used as a device to achieve the communicative intents and serve certain functions in songs. To achieve these objectives, the authors relied on a mixed research method that includes twelve selected modern Algerian songs. The analysis was made based on Poplack theory and the six functions of code-switching proposed by Appel and Muysken. To this was added an audience study based on fieldwork in Tizi-Ouzou which involves data collection from survey questionnaires and individual online interviews. Three types of code-switching were discovered. They are extra/intra/ inter sentential code-switching. In addition, the findings show that code-switching in contemporary Algerian song is not a random switch from one code to another, but carries certain social functions that could provoke positive attitudes and behaviors for the target audience. https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/259attitudescode-switchingfunctionsoccasional songtypes of code-switching
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code-switching
functions
occasional song
types of code-switching
title Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional Song
title_full Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional Song
title_fullStr Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional Song
title_full_unstemmed Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional Song
title_short Multilingual Code Switching In Contemporary Algerian Occassional Song
title_sort multilingual code switching in contemporary algerian occassional song
topic attitudes
code-switching
functions
occasional song
types of code-switching
url https://univ-bejaia.dz/revue/jslcs/article/view/259
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