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DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nKuwaiti Arabic exists within a complex sociolinguisti
 c environment shaped by diglossia and ongoing\ncontact with English across
  education\, media\, and digital communication. On social media platforms\
 , this\nlinguistic diversity is particularly visible as users move fluidly
  between Modern Standard Arabic\, Kuwaiti\nArabic\, and English. This stud
 y examines how and why Kuwaiti speakers choose Kuwaiti Arabic in online\ns
 paces\, focusing on the functions it serves in everyday digital interactio
 n. By analysing authentic examples\nfrom social media discourse\, the pape
 r explores how users signal identity\, stance\, and social relationships\n
 through their language choices\, and how Kuwaiti Arabic is deployed alongs
 ide other linguistic and\nmultimodal resources.\nAdopting a qualitative so
 ciolinguistic approach\, the study analyses a corpus of naturally occurrin
 g posts\nand interactions drawn from popular social media platforms. The f
 indings show that Kuwaiti Arabic is\nfrequently used to express intimacy\,
  humour\, evaluation\, and local identity\, while also functioning as a\ns
 trategic resource for audience alignment and community building. Rather th
 an existing in opposition to\nModern Standard Arabic or English\, Kuwaiti 
 Arabic operates within a flexible repertoire where language\nchoice reflec
 ts context\, platform norms\, and communicative intent.\nThe paper argues 
 that examining language choice on social media provides valuable insight i
 nto the\ncontemporary status of Kuwaiti Arabic and its evolving functions 
 in digitally mediated communication. It\nhighlights the importance of vern
 acular Arabic varieties in understanding language use\, identity\nconstruc
 tion\, and social interaction in Kuwait’s rapidly changing linguistic la
 ndscape
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LOCATION:Online Session
SUMMARY:Language Choice on Social Media Platforms: The Case of Kuwaiti Arab
 ic - Munirah AlAjlan
URL:https://conference-hub.linguistic-society.com/athens-2026/talk/UBUMTR/
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