Conflict, Exclusion And: Dissent In The Linguist...

The historical suppression of Catalan or Basque in Spain, or Kurdish in the Eastern Mediterranean, serves as a tool for state-building by erasing sub-national identities.

The shadow of past empires (Ottoman, Roman, French, British) on modern speech. Conflict, Exclusion and Dissent in the Linguist...

The imposition of French in the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) created a lasting conflict between "prestige" colonial languages and indigenous mother tongues. 3. Exclusion: The Silence of the "Other" The historical suppression of Catalan or Basque in

In North Africa, the use of Darija (Moroccan Arabic) mixed with French or Berber is a form of dissent against both rigid Arabization policies and colonial elitism. 5. Conclusion: Beyond the Monolingual Myth

Authors writing in "minor" languages or non-standard dialects (like Judeo-Spanish/Ladino or Maltese) assert their presence in a globalized world that favors "big" languages. 5. Conclusion: Beyond the Monolingual Myth