tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post113519783278283456..comments2024-03-17T10:32:01.495+02:00Comments on From the Rock: Highlanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532761296990891687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135433533744577162005-12-24T16:12:00.000+02:002005-12-24T16:12:00.000+02:00Oh Bintination , you just reminded me of the good ...Oh Bintination , you just reminded me of the good old days lol..please leave a name please don't be anonymous you are too much fun ! thanks for dropping by.Highlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532761296990891687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135432631022082232005-12-24T15:57:00.000+02:002005-12-24T15:57:00.000+02:00Hello, I’m a bit lost here. Are you talking about ...Hello, <BR/>I’m a bit lost here. Are you talking about Code-switching? If yes, it is a natural habit/process bilingual people do; they switch between standard or regional forms of one language, between two different languages, or between occupational and domestic varieties (exactly what your doctor friend did), depending on who they are talking to, or where they are. (This is a simplified definition of the phenomena. for more details check any user-friendly linguistic book)<BR/><BR/>As for the usage of the features of a new language, such as grammar, sounds, etc, it has been going on for a long time. I remember when I was in high school in Libya, students were using the English suffix tion with Arabic and Libyan words, so we ended up with words such as, fatlication, kasadation, etc. I was extremely funny. <BR/><BR/>Bintination LibyinationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135354075826347842005-12-23T18:07:00.000+02:002005-12-23T18:07:00.000+02:00Egyptian in Germany, ich spreche nur ein bisschen ...Egyptian in Germany, ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch :) but thank you . As for the grammar it actually reminds me of Arabic with all those articles ;).You are right though it is not widely spoken in the Arab worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135332944753403202005-12-23T12:15:00.000+02:002005-12-23T12:15:00.000+02:00Aha Highlander, du sprichst Deutsch? habe ich nich...Aha Highlander, <BR/><BR/>du sprichst Deutsch? habe ich nicht dass gewusst :-))ich freue mich sehr. <BR/><BR/>I guess I have to switch now to English for your blog. My comment about German and Arabic languages was that the structure of both languages is different and still German is not a language widely spoken in the Arab world (apart from some bloggers like Sandmonkey and you). <BR/>Egyptian in GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135309757542701002005-12-23T05:49:00.000+02:002005-12-23T05:49:00.000+02:00That's gunny... everyone else in teh world is lear...That's gunny... everyone else in teh world is learning English, while we here in the US are learning Spanish :p<BR/><BR/>Actually, it's logical that there'd be a universal language for trade and business, in a global economy, and it may as well be English. Think how bad we'd all have it trying to learn Mandarin chinese? 5000 characters? And I can't even make most of those sounds!programmer craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566950406349754166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135296788035962532005-12-23T02:13:00.000+02:002005-12-23T02:13:00.000+02:00Egyptian in Germany , that was hilarious about De'...Egyptian in Germany , that was hilarious about De'nglish. Aber die Deutsche Sprache und Arabische gehen suzamen ...warum denkst du nicht?<BR/><BR/>Roby, cultures, civilizations and empires are never eternal ...but I found your points interesting .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135282847322495862005-12-22T22:20:00.000+02:002005-12-22T22:20:00.000+02:00It's sad, but the world predominant anglo-saxon cu...It's sad, but the world predominant anglo-saxon culture, language and way of life are slowly replacing the other cultures of the world. It's an effect of globalization. It happened also in the past, for example with the Romans that transmitted their language/culture over the conquered Europeans or with the Arabs, that starting from the Arabian peninsula were able to spread their religion, their language and their mentality in all the middle east and North Africa. The original cultures were lost and forgotten. In the past this happened only in limited areas of the world, but nowadays the influence of the anglosaxon UK-USA are strong over all the world and culturally they are the dominators of the world. You yourself wrote in English in your blog for speak to the rest of the world. What other languages can permit you to write to the world, if not English? Clearly I'm not saying that in few decades the cultures of the world will be abandoned, but in long times, if the anglosaxon supremacy will continue, this is the direction in which the world is heading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760993.post-1135256506506109962005-12-22T15:01:00.000+02:002005-12-22T15:01:00.000+02:00Great blog Highlander. Well, thank god I have been...Great blog Highlander. Well, thank god I have been living in Germany for many years and have not heard or used ''Arab'eutsch''. I believe Arabic and German cannot dissolve into each other, even though young German people are using the ''De'nglish'' to speak to each other. It is just a sign of how English is gaining territory in many languages, including Arabic. <BR/>Egyptian in GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com