Jul 2026· World Journal of English Language· 0 citations
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This study explores the intersection of linguistic form and social meaning within Arabic-English code-mixing in relation to the morphological patterns that arise in mixed speech and their association with prestige and modern identity. Based on naturally occurring spoken and digital data and questionnaires from educated Arabic-English speakers in Saudi Arabia, the analysis reveals that morphological adaptation strategies include the introduction of English lexical items into Arabic morphological patterns, affixal incorporation, and the creation of hybrid lexical forms, whose recurrent patterns provide evidence of systematic linguistic innovation, rather than mere borrowing. These morphological adaptations are analyzed through the lens of indexicality and social meaning (Silverstein, 2003; Eckert, 2008) that correlate language choice with social aspiration, education, and symbolic capital. The occurrence of English insertions in the data is often related to prestige, global orientation and identification with a modern lifestyle, although these meanings are contextually inferred, and Arabic morphology is used as a sign of authenticity and local identity. The study argues that morphological choices in code-mixing are socially motivated, and they serve as a site for negotiating status, identity, and belonging. By drawing on morphological and sociolinguistic approaches, this study illustrates how form and meaning converge to shape prestige meanings in contemporary Arabic-English speech.
Nowadays, the increasing use of English words combined with Indonesian affixes in digital communication has given rise to a unique form of linguistic innovation that reflects the interaction between the local and global language. This research aims to analyze how Indonesian affixes influence the morphological structure and semantic meaning of English words which are used in digital communication. This research uses qualitative descriptive to analyze 45 lexical items found from Instagram and YouTube comment sections. The data selected from real online interactions containing English words attached to Indonesian affixes. Data were analyzed by following four stages, such as data reduction, classification, interpretation, and conclusion. The findings show that the Indonesian suffix -nya is the most frequently used representing 66.67% of the collected data, followed by the prefixes di-, ke-, nge-, ter-, se-, and the suffix -an. These affixes modify English words by adapting them to Indonesian grammatical structures while preserving or extending their meanings. Unlike previous studies that primarily examined English-Indonesian lexical borrowing through corpus data or magazine texts, this study contributes new insights by examining the morphological and semantic adaptation of English lexical items in spontaneous digital interactions on Instagram and YouTube. The research determines that Indonesian-English hybrid expressions showcase linguistic innovation, facilitate efficient digital interaction, and exemplify the active development of bilingual language usage in modern Indonesian online conversations.
This literature review examines the morphological processes used in adapting English Information Technology (IT) terminology into non-European vernacular languages, particularly Sinhala. The review synthesizes scholarly discussions on language adaptation, borrowing, and lexical innovation, with particular emphasis on the role of morphological processes such as borrowing, calques, affixation, hybrid compounds, transliteration, and phonological adaptation. Drawing on both global and Sri Lankan scholarship, the study explores how languages negotiate the growing dominance of English in the field of Information Technology while preserving linguistic and cultural identity. The review highlights that different languages adopt varying strategies depending on socio-cultural, political, and linguistic contexts. European languages such as French and Spanish frequently employ native equivalents and phonetic assimilation to maintain linguistic purity, whereas Asian languages often combine transliteration, semantic translation, and direct borrowing. In the Sinhala context, studies reveal that English loanwords are adapted through suffixation, hybridization, Sanskritization, and phonological assimilation to align with Sinhala phonotactic and grammatical structures. The review further identifies socio-linguistic influences such as language policy, educational background, cultural norms, and communicative efficiency as key determinants in shaping adaptation strategies. Additionally, the literature points to several challenges in adapting IT terminology, including the absence of equivalent native lexical items, inconsistencies in terminology usage, and difficulties in maintaining accuracy and clarity. Despite the growing body of research on technical terminology adaptation, limited attention has been given to the specific morphological processes involved in adapting English IT terms into Sinhala. Therefore, this review establishes the theoretical and contextual foundation for examining the linguistic mechanisms underlying Sinhala IT terminology adaptation.
Manthrirathna, P. S.· International journal of res...· 0 citations
This study investigates the structural and semantic characteristics of Arabic collocations in the Indonesia Al-Youm digital news corpus, a corpus compiled from Arabic-language online news texts reporting Indonesian social, political, cultural, and economic issues. Using Sketch Engine’s Multiword Term extraction feature, the study identifies and classifies the top 100 recurrent multiword units according to their morphosyntactic structures, grammatical functions, and semantic domains. The findings show that Arabic journalistic discourse in this corpus is dominated by nominal constructions, particularly idafah, noun–adjective patterns, and Masdar-based formations. Semantically, the collocations cluster around six domains: media identity and digital technology, politics and diplomacy, social protection and administration, economy and development, tourism, culture, and geography, and proper names. The novelty of this study lies in its corpus-based mapping of Arabic collocation patterns within an Indonesian digital news context, an area that remains underexplored in Arabic corpus linguistics. The results contribute to the description of Arabic journalistic phraseology and provide empirical input for Arabic for Specific Purposes, especially journalistic Arabic and media translation instruction.
This study examined the incorporation of loanwords into the Ambai language, particularly from Indonesian and Dutch. The findings show that most borrowed words belong to the noun category, including terms related to household tools, clothing, food, and daily necessities. These loanwords have been fully integrated into Ambai speakers’ daily communication, with slight phonetic adaptations. However, the study also reveals that borrowed verbs are rare, indicating that while nouns are easily adopted, verbs may require more structural modifications to fit Ambai grammar. This research employs a descriptive analysis approach, focusing on spoken language data. The data were collected using elicitation, where researchers presented sentences in Papuan Malay to informants to identify borrowed lexical items. The findings highlight the dynamic nature of language contact and adaptation, demonstrating how the Ambai language integrates external influences while preserving its unique linguistic identity. Sentence examples illustrate how loanwords function within Ambai syntax, showing their phonetic and morphological adaptation while maintaining their original meanings. This study contributes to understanding language contact and borrowing, highlighting how Ambai speakers preserve their linguistic identity while incorporating external influences.
S. Karubaba, H. Machmoed, Fathu Rahman et al.· Theory and Practice in Langu...· 0 citations
The advancement of digital technology has transformed communication practices, particularly through TikTok, which facilitates audio-visual synchronous discourse in contemporary digital interaction. This study aims to analyze patterns of Arabic language errors on TikTok and examine the linguistic dynamics that emerge within the digital communication ecosystem. A qualitative descriptive design with a digital ethnography approach was employed. Data were collected through non-participant observation of synchronous interactions on TikTok. The findings indicate that Arabic language errors, encompassing morphological, syntactic, lexical, and phonetic aspects, do not occur randomly but form systematic patterns influenced by Indonesian as the users’ native language, the demand for rapid digital communication, and the incorporation of dialectal forms through popular culture. The study further reveals that such errors should not be viewed solely as pathological linguistic phenomena but also as forms of linguistic adaptation and collaborative meaning negotiation. In digital spaces, language errors are frequently normalized by user communities as part of identity expression and communicative creativity. This study concludes that Arabic language errors on TikTok reflect the dynamic interaction between language structure, digital culture, and social identity formation. The findings contribute to digital linguistics and Arabic language pedagogy by emphasizing the need for more contextual language instruction and critical digital literacy, enabling users to distinguish between creative linguistic variation and structural language degradation.
Very Erawanto, Jamila Wijayanti, Muhammad Farih· Journal multidisciplinary sc...· 0 citations