Contact des langues et production du comique et stéréotypes : approche sociolinguistique du sketch « Musée du Louvre en 7 minutes » d’Amine Radi

Abstract

This master’s dissertation in Language Sciences analyzes the sketch “Musée du Louvre en 7 minutes” by Amine Radifrom a sociolinguistic perspective. The study highlights the role of language contact — particularlybetween French, MoroccanArabicdialect, and certain borrowingsfrom English — in the creation of humor and sociolinguisticstereotypes on social media. The researchdemonstratesthat code-switching, borrowing, linguistichybridity, and diglossiaconstitute essential processes for producingcomiceffectsbased on linguisticcontrast, exaggeration, and cultural representations. Thesemultilingual practices alsofunction as discursive and identity-relatedtoolsthatstrengthen the connectionbetween the comedian and his audience. Finally, the studyrevealsthat the sociolinguisticstereotypesused in the sketch promote a form of collective self-mockery and emphasize the importance of multilingualism in new forms of humordisseminatedthrough social media.