Abstract
This study tackles the notion of metathesis in English compared with that in Arabic. The central goal of this paper is to elucidate the cases in which metathesis occurs in both English and Arabic reaching at the points of similarities and differences between them. To explicate the linguistic phenomenon at hand, an introductory idea about metathesis is given viewed from historical and psychological aspects. Then a particular attention is paid to its causes and context in English and Arabic. Finally, the findings of this paper are summed up.
