Traduction et Langues
Volume 10, Numéro 2, Pages 102-108
2011-12-31

Some Preliminary Observations On Processes Of Semantic Borrowing In The Kabyle And Mzabi Minorities Of Oran

Authors : Benhattab Abdelkader Lotfi .

Abstract

The present paper makes some preliminary observations on borrowing as it is displayed by members of the Kabyle and Mzabi minorities of Oran. We will be concentrating on the processes of semantic borrowing in the speech of these speakers. This type of borrowing is characteristic of contact situations and particularly those involving minority groups whose languages or language varieties are influenced by the language or languages of the majority speakers in one way or another.

Keywords

Semantic borrowing-language varieties- Kabyle and M'Zab miniorities