Women, gender, and language in Morocco / by Fatima Sadiqi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadiqi, Fatima.

Series:

Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; v. 1.

Woman and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world, 1570-7628 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic language--Sex differences--Morocco.

Arabic language.

Berber languages--Sex differences--Morocco.

Berber languages.

Women--Language.

Women.

Language and culture--Morocco.

Language and culture.

Sexism in language--Morocco.

Sexism in language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 336 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume deals with the complex but poorly understood relationship between women, gender, and language in Morocco, a Muslim, multilingual, multicultural, and developing country. The hypothesis on which the book is based is that an understanding of gender perception and women's agency can be achieved only by taking into account the structure of power in a specific culture and that language is an important component of this power. In Moroccan culture, history, geography, Islam, orality, multilingualism, social organization, economic status, and political system constitute the superstructures of power within which factors such as social differences, contextual differences, and identity differences interact in the daily linguistic performances of gender. Moroccan women are far from constituting a homogeneous group, consequently the choices available to them vary in nature and empowering capacity, thus 'widening' the spectrum of gender beyond cultural limits.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliterations

General Introduction

Chapter 1 Gender and Language in Morocco: Theoretical and Political Issues

Chapter 2 Grammatical, Semantic, and Pragmatic Androcentricity in Moroccan Languages

Chapter 3 Social Differences

Chapter 4 Contextual Differences

Chapter 5 Differences Within the Self

General Conclusion

Bibliographical References

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-332) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91471-8

9786610914715

90-474-0437-8

1-4237-5544-8

OCLC:

191935470

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047404378 DOI