University youth exposure to linguistic hybridization through social media sites and its relationship to cultural alienation

Mohammed Fadl, Eman Omar; Abdo, Sallam; Fayez Abdelhay, Hossam

doi:10.21608/jedu.2025.442011.2337

University youth exposure to linguistic hybridization through social media sites and its relationship to cultural alienation

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Educational media Faculty of specific education El Minia university

² Department of Media - Faculty of Specific Education - Ain Shams University

³ Educational Media Department, Faculty of Specific Education, Minia University

10.21608/jedu.2025.442011.2337

Abstract

This research aimed to identify young people's use of linguistic hybridization on social media and its relationship to their cultural creativity. This descriptive research, employing a survey design (as described above), utilized a quantitative approach (450) participants) and was applied practically to assess creative reconstruction. The main participants were students from Minya University, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and other universities in Minya. The study's findings revealed the following:

- There is a statistically significant correlation between university students' use of social media and their level of exposure to linguistic hybridization through these platforms (at a significance level of (0.01).

-There are statistically significant differences in the rate of exposure to linguistic hybridization via social media based on gender (males and females) and the student's urban or rural background (at a significance level of (0.05).

-There are statistically significant differences in creative expression based on the level of cultural alienation (at a significance level of ( 0.05) and the university attended.

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