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Volume 21:4 April 2021
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English as a Lingua-Franca:
A Conflict between Global and Other Languages of Kuwait

Dr. Somana Fatima and Dr. Reem Al Qenai

Abstract

Present work is based on language use and language preference between the global and local languages of Kuwait and about the role of English and, the negligible and marginal role of other languages which are spoken in the State of Kuwait by the citizens and expatriates from different countries. The researchers have collected the survey data and did the analysis of English and its impact on Arabic and other languages. The analysis focused on the usage of Arabic language and other languages with English language in different contexts and situations. The survey data has been collected from three different settings in Kuwait – an academic institute imparting engineering education, a commercial establishment housing life-style services, and a kinder-garden play school. These establishments are Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Ayuryoga Club and Kriselle Nursery. The study is carried out by questionnaire technique and interview conducted. After the data collection in the field, Researchers have analyzed the data in the form of tables and charts.

The present study has drawn data from more than one hundred respondents living in and around Kuwait City for the survey questionnaire work and around 50 respondents for interview.

The data has been collected through a combination of techniques, with the help of tape recorder and field dairy. These techniques include:

1. Questionnaire
2. Serving a text,
3. Reading of word list,
4. Interviews,
5. Anonymous observations on the field diary.

While the preliminary calculation of correlation was made on the basis of text and words list production by the respondents, the investigators heavily used their anonymous observations to authenticate the calculations and analysis. For achieving this, the investigators had to participate in religious addresses, speeches by learned people, academic lectures, and daily life encounters, etc. This was also complimented by the observation of such speakers in totally or relatively informal situations, e.g., when speakers are in rash, emotional or friendly moods. The investigators tried to observe all types of speakers including students, scholars, and office-goers and for more authentic data to the laborers, clerks, shopkeepers, etc. at as many places as they could. Radio/Television news and other programmes were also referred to make comparisons between the speech of elite and non-elite class, urban and rural and formal and informal contexts.

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Dr. Somana Fatima
Head of Department English, Indian Learner’s Own Academy, Kuwait
M.A. (English) English and Foreign Language University, EFLU, India
Ph.D. (Linguistics) Aligarh Muslim University, AMU, India
fatima.somana@gmail.com

Dr. Reem Al Qenai
Head of Languages Department, Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait
M.A. (Linguistics) Mansoura University, Egypt
Ph.D. (Linguistics) Mansoura University, Egypt
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