Syntax and Morphology in Egyptian dialect versus Modern Standard Arabic in Arabic speaking children

Abstract

Language is defined as an arbitrary symbolic system that pairs sounds to meaning. It is the way of normal communication in homo sapin sapin Language comprises the following three major aspects: form, content and function. Form includes syntax, morphology and phonology, content includes semantics, and lastly, function or use of language includes pragmatics that consists of the goals of language. Each of the above components is interrelated with each other. The Arabic language is spoken by more than 280 million people as a first language across the Middle East and North Africa. Dialectal Arabic (DA) is the spoken everyday colloquial dialect that children in the different Arabicspeaking communities acquire as their mother tongues. DA is used side by side with Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the official language of the media and education. Egyptian Arabic is the language spoken by contemporary Egyptians. It is more commonly known

locally as the Egyptian colloquial language or Egyptian dialect.