Migration and language in Spain: the case of "Spanish-Arabic -English" interaction

Résumé

This paper, through its focus on migration and language interaction in Spain, seeks to assist researchers in making better sense of the bigger picture of migration and language relationship, by providing an overview of information on migration, migrants and their language practices in Spain. The paper draws upon current statistical sources compiled by some international organizations and academic studies on this relationship, and personal observations of the author. This paper also tries to describe the historical process of the inevitability of linguistic loans incorporation in Arabic, English and Spanish in the Spanish space, demonstrating their mutual influence