Codeswitching in Arabic reality food competition shows through the lens of partial subtitling: A case study of the MENA adaptation of top chef

Farghal, Mohammed; Haider, Ahmad S.; Abu Tair, Susan

doi:10.1080/23311983.2023.2259648

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“…They implement code-switching and code-mixing in their discourse when they try to discuss a variety of topics. Farghal et al (2023) investigated the use of code-switching (CS) in an Arabic food competition setting. The study examines how CS is employed by English-Arabic speakers and translated on television.…”

Section: English-arabic Code-switchingmentioning

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Functions of Code-switching in the Egyptian EFL Settings

Khafaga,

Bekheet,

Al-Johani

et al. 2023

WJEL

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The main objective of this paper is to explore the alternation between languages, or what is recognized as the code-switching (CS) phenomenon among English language instructors in Egyptian universities. This is conducted by investigating the various purposes that might urge university instructors to code-switch between English and Arabic in their class interactions. This study, therefore, probes the extent to which code-switching is dexterously used in classroom discourse to communicate particular conversational and educational purposes pertinent to the teaching and learning process. Data are taken from 10 classes taught by five university teachers (two classes each) at the English Department, Cairo University. Data are collected through audio recordings of teachers' interactions in the class, and extracts from the participants' speeches are transliterated and analyzed. There are two overarching research questions in this study: first, do Egyptian university teachers of English code-switch? Second, what are the functions of teachers’ code-switching in classroom interaction? Findings indicate that there are instances of code-switching in the discourse of all five participants at varying levels. Findings also reveal a variety of conversational and educational purposes triggering code-switching by the participants. Despite the fact that the findings revealed in this paper are solely thought to be relevant to CS among English language instructors in Egyptian universities, they can be further applied to other classroom discourses and in other EFL settings.

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Section: English-arabic Code-switchingmentioning

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Functions of Code-switching in the Egyptian EFL Settings

Khafaga,

Bekheet,

Al-Johani

et al. 2023

WJEL

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“…In order to properly do so, different strategies must be used. Specialized language is used to describe food, and this is often linked to culture (Farghal, Haider, & Abu Tair, 2023). The body consumes food for sustenance or pleasure but is also consumed as a social act of connection and communication.…”

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Creating and Experimenting a New Parallel Corpus of English-Arabic Subtitles of Culinary Shows: A Useful Guide for Translating Food Across Cultures

Haider,

Alzghoul,

Hamdan

2023

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This study presents and experiments a new English-Arabic corpus of food shows subtitles. It describes the data selection and extraction methods and suggests potential applications for the compiled corpus. It follows a corpus-driven approach to examine the strategies used to subtitle food-related terminology. The current study uses a new 259,956-word English-Arabic parallel corpus of some food shows, namely Nadiya Bakes, Nadiya Time to Eat, Somebody Feed Phil 1, and Somebody Feed Phil 2. The findings showed that Western culinary traditions, characterized by their accessibility and familiarity, exhibit a more seamless integration into the culinary vocabulary of Arabic. At the same time, the assimilation of Eastern gastronomies, renowned for their regional nuances and intricate flavors, appears to be comparatively less direct. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that Arabic, to a lesser degree, incorporates loanwords from a range of Eastern culinary traditions. The current piece of research provides some implications and recommendations for translators when handling culture-bound expressions, specifically food expressions. The practitioners are compelled to navigate a delicate equilibrium between applying loan translations and identifying fitting Arabic counterparts while considering the imperative factors of cultural sensitivity, intricate linguistic nuances, and contextual appropriateness.

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Codeswitching in Arabic reality food competition shows through the lens of partial subtitling: A case study of the MENA adaptation of top chef

Cited by 2 publications

References 41 publications

Functions of Code-switching in the Egyptian EFL Settings

Functions of Code-switching in the Egyptian EFL Settings

Creating and Experimenting a New Parallel Corpus of English-Arabic Subtitles of Culinary Shows: A Useful Guide for Translating Food Across Cultures

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