Moroccan Linguistic Variation: An Overview
Moroccan Linguistic Variation: An Overview

Summary/Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the linguistic variation in Morocco, which is characterized by complexity and diversity. The first section introduces a macro-perspective view of linguistic variation. It outlines all the languages used in Morocco and the relationship between them in terms of use and function. This section also concludes two outcomes of this multilingualism context, which are language maintenance and standardization. Second, we give a micro-perspective outlook of linguistic variation. That is, we highlight the phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic variation within the sub-dialects of Moroccan Arabic (see section 2). The section also mentions the gender variation in Morocco. The final section presents the linguistic variation in the social perspective (i.e., within social classes, speech communities, and social networks) in the Moroccan context.

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