Language conflict in Algeria : from colonialism to post-independence /

This is a book about the use of languages as a proxy for conflict. It traces the history of Algeria from colonization by the French in 1830 to the celebration of 50 years of independence in 2012, and examines the linguistic issues that have accompanied this turbulent period. The book begins with an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benrabah, Mohamed (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Multilingual matters, [2013]
Colección:Multilingual matters (Series) ; 154.
Temas:
Languages in contact > Algeria.
Arabic language > Algeria > History.
Language policy > Algeria.
Language and education > Algeria.
Sociolinguistics > Algeria > History.
Langues en contact > Algérie.
Arabe (Langue) > Algérie > Histoire.
Sociolinguistique > Algérie > Histoire.
Cultural studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Arabic language
Language and education
Language and languages > Political aspects
Language policy
Languages in contact
Sociolinguistics
Algeria > Languages > Political aspects.
Algérie > Langues > Aspect politique.
Algeria
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Circumnavigating a Term: L̀anguage Conflict' and Related Concepts
  • Language Contact and Domination
  • Linguistic Consequences of Colonialism: Ireland, a Case Study
  • Language Planning and Conflict
  • Resistance and Peace Sociolinguistics
  • 2. Frenchification: Annihilating Indigenous Languages
  • Pre-Colonial Period
  • Local Languages and Cultures under Siege
  • Ìnstruct to Conquer'
  • Language Superiority
  • Rejection of Cultural Subordination
  • The Legacy
  • 3. Arabization: At War with Diversity
  • Cautious Implementation
  • Politicizing Language
  • Ever More Radical Measures
  • Oppositional Identities
  • Planned and Unplanned Developments
  • The Anachronism of Arabization: Multiple Voices and Hybridity
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Geopolitics and Language Rivalry: French versus English
  • Empires and Languages in Competition
  • Language without a Political Past
  • Top-down Intervention: Unsuccessful Penetration of English.
  • Maintenance of French, Uncertain Future
  • Recycling Old Colonial Ideologies
  • The Possibility of Alternative Voices
  • Future Prospects
  • Conclusion
  • 5 .Writers and Language as a Battlefield: Àuthenticity' versus H̀ybridity'
  • Colonials Write Back
  • Some Effects of Colonial Bilingualism
  • Hybridity and Long-Term Prospects
  • Sìlence Will Slowly Become His Empire'
  • The Triumph of Unanism and Àuthenticity'
  • Creativity and Resistance
  • Writing in Troubled Times
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: The Language Question As a L̀ightning Rod'
  • Language and Politics Wedded in an Indissoluble Union
  • Cultural Marginalization Breeds Radicalism
  • Language and Identity as Distractors
  • What Can We Do?

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