아라비쉬(Arabish)에 대한 연구

A Study on the Arabish

This study aims to analyze the Arabish, a new language variation appeared to communicate online with the advent of new media such as the Internet and SNS. The Arabish is a compound word in Arabic and English, and it is considered as a non-official language for communication online among family and friends, and mainly contains the characteristics of spoken Arabic. And it is expressed using the Latin alphabet and Arabic numerals. According to a survey conducted by this study, it has been found that 85% of Arab respondents are using the Arabish, and more than 50% of them showed opinions in favor of using the Arabish for the advantage of being able to communicate quickly because it is much faster and easier than using Arabic keyboards in sending a message. While defining the roles and functions of the Arabish to communicate online, such as SNS, they also showed the opinion that the literary Arabic and the Arabish should be recognized as a different system with distinct features. And they showed the opinion that the Arabish is ultimately not able to replace the Arabic, and that an excessive abuse of it should be avoided.