Sociolinguistics of Moroccan Arabic: New Topics Contributor(s): Moustaoui Srhir, Adil (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631671385 ISBN-13: 9783631671382 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $59.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous |
Series: Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie |
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.43 lbs) 158 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book focuses on Moroccan sociolinguistic dynamics of change. Its aim is to analyse the changing contemporary situation of Moroccan Arabic as a local language and linguistic resource. Starting with a critical sociolinguistic overview of language policy in Morocco, the book aims to respond to the following questions: How do new linguistic practices in Morocco contribute to a restructuring of the Moroccan linguistic field? Will the new local multilingual practices, specifically the use of Moroccan Arabic in writing and other communicative modalities, play an important role in the social and political empowerment as well as the standardisation of this linguistic variety? Finally, the book examines current attempts to achieve a standardisation of the written variety of Moroccan Arabic, and how these attempts are influenced by a number of factors, including political, ideological and obviously sociolinguistic dynamics of change. |