Manifestation of French Language Parts of Speech Adapted to the Linguistic System of Algerian Arabic Variety.

Abstract

The present Master dissertation aims at investigating the adaptation of French language parts of speech to the linguistic system of Algerian Arabic Variety (AA). It seeks to find out the possible reasons behind this phenomenon as well as people's attitudes towards it. It also aims to explore how French parts of speech are adapted into the linguistic patterns of AA by describing the morphological and phonological processes involved in this adaptation. The needed Data for this research is collected through the use of a questionnaire and word list administered to 100 students at the University of Ibn Khaldoun in Tiaret. The main findings of this study show that most of the Algerians borrow French words for the sake of filling in lexical gaps and sometimes for the matter of prestige. The findings also show that Algerians have both positive and negative attitudes towards this sociolinguistic phenomenon.