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This paper concerns itself with some aspects of multilingualism äs found in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. These countries have a common linguistic Situation in the sense that several languages are in use, namely Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Dialectal Arabic, Berber, French, Spanish, and English. In this regard the differences between the three countries are generally differences of degree, rather than of kind. The phenomenon of multilingualism affects the sociocultural life of these countries and gives rise to sociolinguistic factors that must be taken into account in educational and language planning. One should not think, however, that all the inhabitants of the Maghreb are multilingual. In fact there are individual differences in language proficiency. Speakers ränge from monolingual Berber or Dialectal Arabic Speakers to those who can use the other two varieties of Arabic äs well äs one or two European languages in their everyday life for specific purposes. The outline of the sociolinguistic Situation in the Maghreb presented in this article has the twin goals of (i) familiarizing the reader with the linguistic context of the region, and (ii) providing background k

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Author

MOHA ENNAJI

Published

1991

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences