The Globalization Impact on the Arabic Language

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the concept of globalization in terms of the cultural aspect, relevant to Arabic Language. It also examines how globalization, as a western product, affects the spreading of Arabic Language in the world or curtails it for the benefit of other languages in the world. In so doing, it, moreover, explores Arabic Language nowadays in accord with its spreading and the number of its users throughout the world, It also investigates the nature and the cultural, political and economical senses of the concept. It, furthermore, addresses the positive and negative effects of globalization on the spread of Arabic Language as compared with other international languages. In conclusion, the negative effects are apparently more dominant than the positive ones.