Investigating the impact of the Foreign Maidens language on the Sudanese Households' language

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the impact of Foreign maidens language (FMs) on the language of their Sudanese house holds' language. The study is descriptive. The population of the study is the Sudanese house holds' language who employ FMs in their households .The sample drawn from the population consisted of 17 males and 33 females who were selected randomly. The study employed a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire for data collection. The questionnaire consisted of four main sections ( individual sounds ,grammatical structures, code- switching, and stress and intonation ) That correspond with the research questions and hypotheses. The data were analyzed statistically using SPSS programme. The analysis was discussed to obtain the results. The results are The FMs influenced Sudanese house holds' language, in The pronunciations of some sounds., building wrong grammatical structure., using code- switching ., and using wrong stress and intonation patterns. The study came up with a number of recommendations the most important of which are, there should be both curative and preventative measures, the social institutions (family,schools, mosques, and media) should play their roles in combating this phenomenon. The study suggested some topic for further research that focus on the most important sociological aspects such as culture, religion, and education.