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The stance of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco towards the sociolinguistic context of the country following the 2011 Constitution

Issue: Vol 12 No. 2 (2018) Special Issue: Arabic between tradition and globalization

Journal: Sociolinguistic Studies

Subject Areas: Gender Studies Linguistics

DOI: 10.1558/sols.35576

Abstract:

The purpose of this article is to portray and comment on the stance of the Royal Academy of Morocco towards the sociolinguistic context of the country following the 2011 Constitution in its publication of 2013. The analysis of the Royal Academy’s discourse dissects the institution’s stance regarding each linguistic variety in the Moroccan linguistic landscape, and the strategies employed to build its position. The analysis eventually demonstrates the underlying ideology that supports the Royal Academy’s stance.

Author: Laura Gago Gómez

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