Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

In this book, I attempt to show how colonial and postcolonial political forces have endeavoured to reconstruct the national identity of Morocco, on the basis of cultural representations and ideological constructions closely related to nationalist and ethnolinguistic trends. I discuss how the issue of language is at the centre of the current cultural and political debates in Morocco. The present book is an investigation of the ramifications of multilingualism for language choice patterns and attitudes among Moroccans. More importantly, the book assesses the roles played by linguistic and cultural factors in the development and evolution of Moroccan society. It also focuses on the impact of multilingualism on cultural authenticity and national identity. Having been involved in research on language and culture for many years, I am particularly interested in linguistic and cultural assimilation or alienation, and under what conditions it takes place, especially today that more and more Moroccans speak French and are influenced by Western social behaviour more than ever before. In the process, I provide the reader with an updated description of the different facets of language use, language maintenance and shift, and language attitudes, focusing on the linguistic situation whose analysis is often blurred by emotional reactions, ideological discourses, political biases, simplistic assessments, and ethnolinguistic identities.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Moha Ennaji
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	253
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-23979-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
LSN:	0-387-23979-0
Barcode:	9780387239798

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