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Seckinger, Beverley – 1985
Following its independence from France in 1956, Morocco declared Arabic its official language. Successive policies of Arabization have been devised with the aim of ultimately converting French language domains into Arabic ones. However, there are two kinds of problems with the way the Moroccan language situation has been described and analyzed for…
Descriptors: Arabic, Colonialism, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
McFerren, Margaret – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in Morocco begins with an overview of the distribution and usage of Arabic, the official language, the Berber dialects, and French, an unofficial second language. The continuing high status and widespread use of French despite arabization efforts is discussed. A matrix follows that rates these languages and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Arabic, Armed Forces
