SMS code-switching among teenagers in Jordan

ISBN-13: 9786202073615 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 164 str.

Ruba Mustafa

Opis

An investigation of the most frequently used phrases in teenagers code-switched SMS and the reasons behind switching either to English or Arabic while texting.The factors that help in the spread of the use of code-switched SMS along with teenagers' attitudes toward this phenomenon.seven main reasons behind teenagers' switched SMSes and four positive attitudes toward switching when texting and one negative attitude toward this phenomenon. It proved five factors that help in the spread of the use of code-switched SMS. It also shed light on the emergence of Arabizi and the reasons behind switching to Arabizi rather than Arabic or English while texting.

O autorze

Ruba Ahmad MustafaI hold BA in English language and literature/English Arabic translation with a degree of distinction from Al Isra Private University in Jordan and an MA in English language and literature (linguistics) from the Middle East University.I am experienced in Translation and interpretation and English language teaching for adults.