An investigation into code switching among Arabic – Persian bilinguals in Nakhl-e Taghi city based on gender, age and education variables.

Kazerouni Mojarad, Zahra; Rahimian, Jalal; Moloodi, Amirsaeid; Khormaee, Alireza

doi:10.30473/il.2024.71030.1642

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ PhD Candidate in Linguistics, Shiraz University, Shiraz,. Iran

² professor of Linguistics, Shiraz University. Shiraz. Iran

³ Assistant professor of Linguistics. Shiraz University. Shiraz. Iran

⁴ Associate professor of Linguistics,,Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/il.2024.71030.1642

Abstract

This research aims to study the effect of gender, age and education of Arabic-Persian bilingual speakers on their frequency of use of code-switching types (Inter- sentential, Intra- sentential & Tag) in Nakhle-e-Taghi city. To this end, 80 male and female Arabic–Persian bilinguals were selected as research subjects through a non-random convenience sampling method. They consisted of two age groups, 20 to 40 and over 40, and belonged to two levels of education, one under diploma and the other diploma and higher than diploma. Then, their conversations were audio and video recorded, out of which the research data were extracted. The research data, containing 1022 cases of code-switching between Arabic- Persian languages, were analyzed in accordance with Poplack (1980). The frequency of use of code-switching types was enumerated and registered based on gender, age and education. Finally, the numerical data were analyzed in SPSS.27 software, using the test of chi- square 2. The results show that gender, age and education have effect on the frequency of usage of code-switching types.

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Sociolinguistics

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Journal of Sociolinguistics

An investigation into code switching among Arabic – Persian bilinguals in Nakhl-e Taghi city based on gender, age and education variables.

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 26
September 2024
Pages 57-67

An investigation into code switching among Arabic – Persian bilinguals in Nakhl-e Taghi city based on gender, age and education variables.

References

References

Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 26September 2024Pages 57-67

Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 26
September 2024
Pages 57-67