The study investigates the cultural influences into the linguistic structures of English and Arabic. These cultural influences shape communication styles and identities within each community. The founding reveals that English speakers prioritize clarity, mirroring individualistic values, while Arabic speakers emphasize politeness and respect, reflecting communal values and it shows that both languages exhibit cultural nuances that affect communication and identity formation. As for the second question, individuals proficient in both languages employ various strategies to navigate cultural and linguistic differences, including adapting language use, active listening, and cultural sensitivity. These tactics facilitate intercultural understanding and respect. However, to carry out this study Modern linguistic approach is utilized for qualitative comparative analysis to explore the reciprocal impact of culture on language and vice versa in both English and Arabic. Therefore, this study is constrained to linguistic instances, encompassing expressions, idiomatic phrases, and cultural notions extracted from English and Arabic materials, including literature, media, and everyday dialogues. The findings show that cultural values and beliefs appear in the linguistic structures and expressions of English and Arabic, and how does this affect communication and identity formation within these language communities. Though, various strategies utilized by speakers of English and Arabic to manage cultural and linguistic variances in communication.
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