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Language, work culture and economic development in Tripoli, Libya
websitebuilder-hub • Dec 29, 2021
The MD of OpenCities, Dr Marc Stephens, was invited by the Graduate Academy in Tripoli to present a paper on language, work culture and economic development at its annual linguistics conference.
Dr Stephens, a fluent Arabic speaker, analyzed nearly 1000 idioms in English and Arabic – including both Egyptian Arabic and Libyan Arabic - to draw inferences about the culture of each language. The premise of the study was that the prevalence of certain types of idiom can provide information about the culture of a country. Its overall thesis was that language is a window into culture and values which in turn are key determinants of work ethics, management culture and economic development.
The study found clear differences in the types of idioms used by different languages and cultures. For example English uses more business related idioms – ‘what’s the bottom line’, assets and liabilities, hedging one’s bets – as well as sporting idioms than does Arabic which in turn uses many more household and agriculture based idioms. Between Egyptian and Libyan Arabic there were also marked differences. Dr Stephens presented the findings at the Symposium in Arabic.
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