Multiple attitudes and shifting language ideologies: a case of language shift among Libyan Tuaregs

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.1515/ijsl-2022-0012

Salah A. Adam

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Abstract This paper examines the pivotal role of ideologies in a case of language shift from Targia to Libyan Arabic among Libyan Tuaregs in the south–western region of Libya. I argue that foundational ideologies, the opposed and hierarchical linguistic relationship between Arabic and Targia, a southern Amazigh variety, and ideological elision, the process of shifting the meanings associated with Classical and Modern Standard Arabic (CA, MSA) to Libyan Arabic (LA) (e.g., religious piety), eventually have driven the changes in the linguistic behavior of the Tuareg people towards the attachment to Libyan Arabic and at the expense of Targia. The data is drawn from a fieldwork conducted on two Libyan Tuareg communities, Ghat and Barkat. The former is a multi-ethnic town while the latter is a village composed of only Tuaregs. The sample is comprised of 221 participants (114 from Brakat and 107 from Ghat), balanced by gender and divided into three age groups. A combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches was employed for data collection and analysis. The statistical analysis showed that age group has the most significant effect on the reported use of Targia, followed by type of community and the interactive effect of both variables.

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多元态度与语言意识形态的变迁:利比亚图阿雷格人的语言变迁个案

摘要本文探讨了在利比亚西南部地区的利比亚图阿雷格人中，意识形态在语言从塔吉亚语向利比亚阿拉伯语转变的案例中的关键作用。我认为，基本意识形态，阿拉伯语和Targia之间的对立和等级语言关系，南部阿马齐格语的变体，以及意识形态省略，将古典和现代标准阿拉伯语（CA，MSA）的含义转换为利比亚阿拉伯语（LA）的过程（例如，宗教虔诚），最终促使图阿雷格人的语言行为发生了变化，他们对利比亚阿拉伯语产生了依恋，并以塔尔贾为代价。这些数据来自对利比亚图阿雷格人的两个社区，加特和巴尔卡特进行的实地调查。前者是一个多民族的城镇，而后者是一个只有图阿雷格人组成的村庄。该样本由221名参与者组成（114名来自Brakat，107名来自Ghat），按性别平衡，分为三个年龄组。数据收集和分析采用了定性和定量相结合的方法。统计分析表明，年龄组对Targia的使用影响最大，其次是社区类型和两个变量的交互作用。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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