Sociolinguistics in Saudi Arabia: Present situation and future directions

Y. Al-Rojaie
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This study provides a brief state-of-the-art overview of sociolinguistic research in Saudi Arabia. It begins with a historical review of the language situation in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to relate the past situation with current language use, focusing on studies that examine Arabic dialects of major tribes and urban centers in the Arabian Peninsula before and after the creation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It continues with a schematic survey of major trends in Saudi sociolinguistic works over the past few decades, including language variation and change, language contact, language attitudes, and code-switching. As such trends unfolded, researchers investigated the processes of dialect contact, mixing, and, ultimately, koineization and followed, in particular, the socioeconomic changes that Saudi Arabia has witnessed in terms of the spread of education, population movements, and urbanization patterns. Special attention is given to the various sociolinguistic methods employed in such works, as well as the linguistic features that are examined. This study concluded with future directions for Saudi sociolinguistic research in an effort to highlight topics and concerns that need further research, such as certain sociolects and ethnolects, and also new topics and trends associated with language use in social media, particularly by the younger generation.
沙特阿拉伯的社会语言学:现状与未来方向
本研究提供了沙特阿拉伯社会语言学研究的简要概述。它开始于对沙特阿拉伯语言状况的历史回顾,试图将过去的情况与当前的语言使用联系起来,重点研究沙特阿拉伯王国建立之前和之后阿拉伯半岛主要部落和城市中心的阿拉伯方言。它继续概述了过去几十年来沙特社会语言学研究的主要趋势,包括语言变异和变化、语言接触、语言态度和语码转换。随着这种趋势的展开,研究人员调查了方言接触、混合以及最终的koineization的过程,并特别关注了沙特阿拉伯在教育传播、人口流动和城市化模式方面所见证的社会经济变化。特别注意在这些作品中使用的各种社会语言学方法,以及所检查的语言特征。本研究总结了沙特社会语言学研究的未来方向,旨在突出需要进一步研究的主题和问题,例如某些社会和民族问题,以及与社交媒体中语言使用相关的新主题和趋势,特别是年轻一代。
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