Title:

Between Arabic and French Lies the Dialect: Moroccan Code-Weaving on Facebook

Author(s):

Salia, Rachel

Thesis Advisor(s):

Timberlake, Alan H.

Date:

2011

Type:

Undergraduate theses

Department:

Linguistics

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:10699

Notes:

B.A., Columbia University.

Abstract:

This thesis examines code-switching in Morocco. Specifically, it looks at the Morocco's linguistic history and previous studies done about Moroccans code-switching from Moroccan Arabic to French. It then examines Moroccan's conversations on Facebook, looking at which genres Moroccans code-switch and why. This exploration looks at an existing genre of linguistics that has not yet touched upon new forms of media. It argues that there is another code — an "international" code, which is a language composed of internationally understood terms.

Subject(s):

North African studies
Linguistics

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