Impact of Diglossia on the Sudanese Communities

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the sociolinguistic term (Diglossia) by conducting a survey of the both language varieties which should be throughout the Sudanese speech communities all over the country in both Arabic and. In particular the study seeks for and examines a number of (30) university students who are studying at the College of languages – English department- to represent the wider Sudanese speech communities, for the purpose of the language choice and attitudes in different conditions and speech situations. As well the questionnaire techniques were used to elicit data from students who are studying at final year at the College of Languages, Sudan University of Science and Technology. This well chosen sample of under graduate students majoring in English while and this sample who pursuing their final year at faculty of languages at above mentioned university considered a good sample for the research. The findings proved that Arabic language can be used in both varieties and English is used in a high variety according to conditions and situations. It is proved from the results of this study which was followed the scientific tool to get the information. However, the subject of this research project is the Sudanese speech communities where there are different tribes who use local dialects alongside with classical or standard Arabic variety in addition to standard and formal English variety, Thus and due to results of this research most and majority of the respondents agreed that the Sudanese communities are highly diglossic and have a positive attitudes towards the use of the languages forms. The findings study shed light on the diglossic situations in a multilingual country like Sudan as well as it reflected the real facts about the subject of this which is (the impact of diglossia on the Sudanese communities.) From the sample or the population of the study that found out from the results there are distinct varieties in Arabic with high and low varieties and English with only highly and standard variety, In conclusion the Sudanese speech communities are one of diglossic communities.