أبوليوس
Volume 10, Numéro 1, Pages 414-428
2023-01-31

Students’ Attitudes Towards Coined/borrowed Technical Arabic Terms

Authors : Nouar Brik . Belouahem Riad .

Abstract

With the recent technological and educational developments, which have taken place in the Arab world, a need has arisen for the transfer of technical and scientific concepts into Arabic in many fields. Introducing new terms into a language as such is called neologisms that are imperative in the development of any language. This state of affairs creates two different claims: the first one favours the use of coined terms i.e. neologisms, whereas the second supports the use of Arabized or borrowed terms. This study aims at studying the attitudes of Algerian students, more precisely at Constantine 2 University, towards the use of borrowed and coined technical terms in the fields of science and technology. Mainly, it investigates the students’ perception of coining/borrowing of English technical terms in their study. The data obtained from this study have identified students’ attitudes, feelings and perceptions and underscored their clear inclination to use borrowed technical terms.

Keywords

Attitudes ; Coining ; Neologisms ; Arabization ; Borrowing