BILINGUALISM AND BICULTURALISM: EXPLORING YOUTH LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY IN TODAY’S ALGERIA

Language is a culture vessel, it is the means by which culture and its traditions may be conveyed and preserved. Mediterranean countries, including Algeria, seek to preserve their culture and transfer it to other nations and without language, culture can neither be completely acquired nor effectively expressed and transmitted, the reason that makes the link between language, culture and identity so complex. This paper will explore the relationship between bilingualism and biculturalism, and the impact of language and culture upon youth identity in today’s Algeria.