Code-switching: Functions in English Conversations among Turkish to Arabic Speakers

The purpose of this study is to examine the functions of Arabic and Turkish speakers switching from English to Turkish, to Arabic Turkish utterances or to merely Arabic utterances. The researcher tries to find additional reasons for code-switching besides the functions proposed by previous researchers, since the interlocutors the current study share part of the vocabulary and culture as Arabic and Turkish speakers. The shared proportion of language between Arabic and Turkish, mainly vocabularies and special religious expressions inspired the researcher to select the interlocutors participating in this study. The results are both exciting and surprising.