Speech Accommodation among Non-Tlemcenian Women in Tlemcen Community

Abstract

The present extended essay seeks to investigate speech accommodation among non-Tlemcenian women in Tlemcen community. Therefore, its main objective is to determine and gauge its extent and the set of factors that either facilitate or hinder this linguistic phenomenon. The descriptive design of the present case study has implemented both qualitative and quantitative methods in analysing the results obtained from a questionnaire administered to forty-eight informants. The findings of the study have indicated that speech accommodation does exist among the informants in a relative rate. It has also been revealed that the factors that facilitate speech accommodation stem from the will of the participants to integrate with the local community via the constant and daily contact and interaction with its members. As for the hindering factors, the study has concluded that these are mainly due to the excessive use of the glottal stop in Tlemcen speech and its rapid flow.