Spanish - arabic linguistic interferences in algeria (case of ain temouchent)

Abstract

This research work is a sociolinguistic study on linguistic interactions that may arise due to the connection between the Arabic and Spanish languages, as the speech community in Ain Temouchent will be taken as a case study. This extended essay seeks to uncover the main factors and reasons that prompted the citizens of Ain Temouchent to use Spanish words by incorporating them into Arabic as their mother tongue, i.e. Algerian Arabic, and in order to verify the coverage of the use of these Spanish words. Among the youth and the elderly, a questionnaire will be directed to a sample of Ain Temouchent, consisting of six questions, with the aim of making sure that they use this language during their daily interactions, in addition to highlighting their attitudes towards the Spanish language. Preliminary data shows that the use of Spanish words by the inhabitants of Ain Temouchent is a result of the historical and geographical roots between the Algerian and Spanish lands, where both countries have a long history in addition to the geographical proximity between them, as Spain is very close to the Algerian western coast.