Functions of Code Switching Case of Code Switchingbetween Algerian Arabic and French among Second year License students of English at Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla

Abstract

The present descriptive study aims at investigating the most dominant function of Code Switching between Algerian Arabic and French using the model suggested by Réne and Muysken(1981).The participants are second year license student of English at Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla. The data for this study were collected via a questionnaire given to 22 students out of 34. The sampling strategy is called simple random sampling, which is one type of random/probability sampling strategies. The results have shown that the phatic function is the most dominant function in this context.The present descriptive study aims at investigating the most dominant function of Code Switching between Algerian Arabic and French using the model suggested by Réne and Muysken(1981).The participants are second year license student of English at Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla. The data for this study were collected via a questionnaire given to 22 students out of 34. The sampling strategy is called simple random sampling, which is one type of random/probability sampling strategies. The results have shown that the phatic function is the most dominant function in this context..هذه الدراسة الوصفية تهدف للبحث عن الوظيفة السائدة أثناء التناوب اللغوي بين العربية الجزائرية والفرنسية باستخدام النموذج الذي اقترحه رينيه و مويسكن (1981).المشاركون في هذه الدراسة هم طلبة الانجليزية للسنة الثانية ليسانس بالجامعة قاصدي مرباح-ورقلة.بيانات هذه الدراسة جمعت عن طريق استبيان وزع على22 طالب من أصل34.الإستراتيجية المستخدمة لأخذ العينة تسمى بالإستراتجية العشوائية البسيطة وهي احد أنواع تصميم العينات العشوائية/الاحتمالية .ولقد أظهرت النتائج أن الوظيفة السائدة هي الوظيفة التنبيهية.

The present descriptive study aims at investigating the most dominant function of Code Switching between Algerian Arabic and French using the model suggested by Réne and Muysken(1981).The participants are second year license student of English at Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla. The data for this study were collected via a questionnaire given to 22 students out of 34. The sampling strategy is called simple random sampling, which is one type of random/probability sampling strategies. The results have shown that the phatic function is the most dominant function in this context.

La présente étude descriptive vise à étudier la fonction la plus dominante du Code Switching entre l'arabe algérien et le français en utilisant le modèle proposé par René et Muysken (1981). Les participants sont étudiants en deuxième année de licence d'anglais à l'Université Kasdi Merbah de Ouargla. Les données de cette étude ont été recueillies au moyen d'un questionnaire remis à 22 étudiants sur 34. La stratégie d'échantillonnage est appelée échantillonnage aléatoire simple, qui est un type de stratégies d'échantillonnage aléatoire/probabilité. Les résultats ont montré que la fonction phatique est la fonction la plus dominante dans ce contexte.