أطراس
Volume 7, Numéro 1, Pages 65-76
2026-01-15
Language And Cultural Blending In Families Resulting From Mixed Marriages In France: Case Study
Authors : Ibrir Samiya .
Abstract
Migration is considered as one of the most important factors that affect language, its elements are transferred from one society to another. Mixed marriage resulting from migration is the most important and prominent source of cultural mixing. The latter mainly emerges in the language component. It is known that language evolves and is not completely static; it is influenced by cultural contact. Therefore, every year, new words are added to the linguistic repertoire of certain societies. This study aims to highlight the characteristics of linguistic blending within families formed through mixed marriages in France. It does so by conducting field research with families formed by the union of spouses from two different countries residing in France, where one of them carries the Algerian culture while the other carries a different one. It became clear that language is one of the most important aspects affected by the change due to cultural mixing between: the father's language, the mother's language, and French, which is the language of the host country. For example, if the family is composed of an Algerian man and a wife from a different culture, then the blending will begin with their native languages, in addition to French. It is as if these families develop a unique hybrid language that reflects the blending of cultures and serves as a marker of their distinct cultural identity within the French society. The field research has shown that this difference for them is a positive, not a negative aspect, as it indicates that they are carriers of diverse cultural elements.
Keywords
: Mixed Marriage ; Cultural Blending ; Migration ; Linguistic Identity ; Linguistic Mixing
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