الفضاء المغاربي
Volume 7, Numéro 1, Pages 9-11
2009-02-08

Arabization And Translation In Algeria And The Maghreb

Authors : Rahma Harrane . Khalida Kissi .

Abstract

Arabization is a linguistic policy which aims at restoring the Arabic language to its pre-eminent place that the French language occupied for a long time in the Maghreb. This policy was vehicled by a number of pro-Arabization leaders(Arabists),who were ascendant in the government following independence. Their aim was to restore Arabic as the national Language, and Islam as the religion, in addition to the restoration of the national identity. The major efforts were centered around Arabic to be the official language, this became the hallmark of Arabization which has aroused the most controversy and outright opposition between the Francophone and the Arabophone elites.

Keywords

Maghreb- arabization- language