Thesis title: Il fenomeno del code mixing arabo/italiano tra la prima e la seconda generazione in Italia (Studio analitico su aspetti linguistici e culturali).
This doctoral thesis is titled "The Phenomenon of Arabic-Italian Code-Mixing among First and Second-Generations in Italy." It aims to outline a linguistic and sociolinguistic framework for the written and spoken language production of a sample of first- and second-generation Arabic and Egyptian respondents in Italy. The project aims to study the phenomenon of code-mixing and analyze written and spoken productions and other forms of cultural expression in which elements of mixed linguistics between Arabic and Italian appear. The research on the topic of code-mixing between Arabic and Italian is conducted in two fundamental directions: the first is theoretical, illustrating the main linguistic principles of the code-mixing phenomenon for a solid theoretical framework of the topic. The second direction is practical and dedicated to extensive research within Arab communities in Italy. It involves researching first- and second-generation Arab informants and examining how they speak and write, whether they are cultured or not, and which language they choose, especially when they alternate between Arabic and Italian and when they use more than one language and dialect in messages, conversations, chats, and online.