ReconnoiteringtheEffectofMultilingualismOnthe AlgerianIdentity
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2020
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
Abstract
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Multilingualism and identity are two inseparable concepts that have been a
subject of debates over the years. Algeria is a vivid example of the present work
intended to explore Multilingualism and its relationship with the Algerian
identity and examining this linguistic diversity from psychological and
sociological perspectives. The research aims to present the periods where
Algeria knew a great linguistic change through history, on the other hand, the
study gives a historical study of multilingualism, differentiates between this
latter with other phenomenon such as Bilingualism and plurilingualism.This
topic has raised many questions including the attitude of Algerians toward
multilingualism,if they were sticking to their identity and the situation of the
existed languages. Accordingly, the following hypotheses have been set:
Teachers have positive attitudes toward multilingualism, students stick to their
Algerian identity despite being multilinguals. The results showed that the
Algerians have a positive view toward multilingualism, despite their ability to
master many languages that most of the time lead them to use more than one
language to form one sentence. Yet, they are still stick to theiridentity.