International Arab Journal of English for Specific Purposes, Vol 5, No 1 (2022)

The Officialization of the Amazigh Language in Morocco: A Historic Event

Najoua EL BORJI

Abstract


This article exposes the problem of the constitutionalization of Amazigh in Morocco as an event   invested by the written press and which has raised many controversies. Indeed, the Amazigh associative actors emphasize that even official recognition, particularly in the texts of the law of the Moroccan State, could not serve to exalt and ensure the proper functioning of a language in a multilingual context. Especially if the latter is in contact with a language and or languages that have a certain legitimacy and supremacy attested by the speakers themselves. The use of events seems able to further consolidate the recommendations of the 2011 constitution.