The Impact of Digital Transformations on the Structure of the Arabic

Abstract

This study examines the intersection between the authenticity of the Arabic linguistic system and the demands of the digital age, reviewing the fundamental transformations that have occurred in the levels of grammatical and morphological performance under the dominance of the screen and artificial intelligence.

In its morphological aspect, the study observes the phenomenon of "forced generation" of vocabulary, where traditional Arabic morphological patterns have begun to incorporate foreign technological roots, leading to the emergence of verbs coined from the names of software and platforms, and subjecting them to standard conjugation rules in an attempt to Arabize the "digital verb."

The study also notes a clear tendency towards morphological reduction and a preference for concise forms and abbreviated nouns to meet the requirements of speed and limited space in user interfaces. This, in turn, has led to the decline of some complex morphological forms in favor of simpler and more globalized patterns.

On the grammatical level, the study highlights a shift in the structure of the Arabic sentence from the "verbal sentence" to the "nominal sentence," influenced by the syntactic structure of Western languages. This shift is characterized by the widespread use of fronted subjects and the repetition of grammatical conjunctions in a manner unprecedented in the linguistic tradition. The findings reveal a gradual erosion of grammatical inflection in digital writing, where grammatical markers are replaced by general quiescence or reliance on the technical context, with the emergence of emoticons as functional substitutes for some conjunctions, exclamations, and negations.

The study concludes that digitization has not merely been a medium of transmission, but has become a partner in producing a new "digital grammar" characterized by hybridity and flexibility. This necessitates updating algorithmic dictionaries and developing natural language processing tools to ensure that Arabic does not lose its structural foundations during its comprehensive digital transformation. It also requires acknowledging this new linguistic pattern as an undeniable reality in modern linguistic studies