THE USE OF OLD PROVERBS AND IDIOMS BY YOUNG SPEAKERS OF TLEMCEN

Abstract

The present research work is a sociolinguistic and cultural study. It endeavours to study the cultural knowledge and the usage of old proverbs and idioms among young speakers of Tlemcen community. This investigation scrutinises the recognition and usage of old statements for both males and females speakers. Three research instruments have been employed: the questionnaire, the interview, and the word list in order to answer the research queries. The findings reveals that youth speakers understand the old proverbs more than old idiom. Yet, the majority of them cannot differentiate between the proverb and the idiom. As for the use, females use old proverbs more than old idioms, while males used old idioms more than old proverbs.