The Language of Identity and Learning in Politics and Economics: A Cohesive, Pluralist, and Diverse Model

​According to the author of this study, Morocco's language crisis was brought about by the linguistic policies of Francophone political, economic, literary, and intellectual elites. Additionally, the crisis was intensified by constitutional provisions for bilingualism in Morocco, whereby Arabic became the language of the street and French the language of the elite, interests, and decision-making. This study focuses on the role of language policies in forming the map of political and social forces in Morocco and the production of interest and pressure groups that reproduced inequality and redistributed capacity and authority, which allowed another language community, Tamazight, to obtain recognition in the new constitution.

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​According to the author of this study, Morocco's language crisis was brought about by the linguistic policies of Francophone political, economic, literary, and intellectual elites. Additionally, the crisis was intensified by constitutional provisions for bilingualism in Morocco, whereby Arabic became the language of the street and French the language of the elite, interests, and decision-making. This study focuses on the role of language policies in forming the map of political and social forces in Morocco and the production of interest and pressure groups that reproduced inequality and redistributed capacity and authority, which allowed another language community, Tamazight, to obtain recognition in the new constitution.

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