Code-switching on Social Media Amongst Algerians in the UK
Volume 4, Issue 4 Linda Merzougui
Published online: 22 August 2018
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Abstract
This paper overviews research regarding the use of code-switching within social media outlets. It aims at diagnosing some corpus of online speech for a group of Algerian users residing in the UK. A triangulation method was followed to categorize types and patterns of code-switching and assess the users’ awareness towards generating these linguistic behaviors. A sample of online users was recruited to submit an online questionnaire to identify their identity profiles. Online activities were monitored for the data collection period. To ensure the accessibility to the users’ activities, the researcher was friend and follower with the users on Facebook and Twitter, respectively. A small sample was interviewed for in-depth exploring the functions of the linguistic behaviors that have been detected. Gender was demonstrated to be an aspect of identity to investigate the potential link between language use and identity. This paper produces a newly established set of a datum to accentuate the pre-assumed perceptions of the multilingual background of Algerians within the Computer Monitored Communication (CMC).
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To Cite this article
L. Merzougui, “Code-switching on social media amongst Algerians in the UK,” International Journal of Technology and Engineering Studies, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 158-166, 2018.
