Domestication of English Expressions Used by Iraqi Arabic Speakers: A Sociolinguistic Study

Ahmed Sahib Mubarak , Basim Jubair Kadhim

This paper deals with the process of domestication of English expressions as a sociolinguistic phenomenon. It aims to explore the reasons of domesticating foreign [English] expressions that are variously acculturated within such social variables as gender, age, and social status. A modified sociolinguistic ...