In polyglot Lebanon, one language falls behind: Arabic
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/culture/30-in-polyglot-lebanon-one-language-falls-behind-arabic-so-01
This is quite sad I think. I hope not, but suspect, that within a generation or two Arabic will no longer be a primary language in Lebanon and could become a creole or something as it has in Morocco or dropped altogether. In Lebanon, my young cousin informs me, "Nobody says shukran. Say thank you or merci or people will laugh at you". On facebook Lebanese use latin script for Arabic almost exclusively. Yemenis on the other hand put the Lebs to shame in this area.
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/culture/30-in-polyglot-lebanon-one-language-falls-behind-arabic-so-01
This is quite sad I think. I hope not, but suspect, that within a generation or two Arabic will no longer be a primary language in Lebanon and could become a creole or something as it has in Morocco or dropped altogether. In Lebanon, my young cousin informs me, "Nobody says shukran. Say thank you or merci or people will laugh at you". On facebook Lebanese use latin script for Arabic almost exclusively. Yemenis on the other hand put the Lebs to shame in this area.
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