Preserving Mzabi Dialect Vitality: The Case Study of Mozabite Merchants in the City of Constantine

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Titre

Preserving Mzabi Dialect Vitality: The Case Study of Mozabite Merchants in the City of Constantine

Créateur

Benlahrache, Wafa Safinez Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Sujet

Emigration -- Mzab -- Algérie Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Linguistique -- Mzab Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

The Mozabite people constitute a well-known Berber ethnic group who have lived in Algeria for centuries. The Mzabi dialect is their native tongue and Arabic is spoken by many as a second language. Therefore, this paper is an attempt to look into certain parameters surrounding this case of bilingualism. It aims more precisely to check whether or not constant contact with dialectal Arabic in particular might have any effect on the use and maintenance of the Mzabi dialect and tries to figure out the underlying reasons behind it. Accordingly, data are mainly collected using structured interviews with a sample that consists of twenty-five Mozabite merchants in the city of Constantine. The investigation generated comparable results and reveals that Mozabites intentionally speak both dialects separately, depending on context and purpose. It also demonstrates that Mzabi resists change and attrition due to its speakers’ deep sense of belonging to a highly conservative community.

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Revue des Sciences Humaines Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

volume

35

numéro

1

pages

59-65

Date

2024

Langue

eng

uri

https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/downArticle/23/35/1/247273

Benlahrache, Wafa Safinez, “Preserving Mzabi Dialect Vitality: The Case Study of Mozabite Merchants in the City of Constantine”, 2024, bibliographie, consulté le 18 octobre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/24651