The Language Situation in Tunisia

• Autores: Mohamed Daoudi
• Localización: Current issues in language planning, ISSN 1466-4208, Vol. 2, Nº. 1, 2001, págs. 1-52
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This monograph describes the current language situation in Tunisia while maintaining a historical perspective that is helpful in understanding how language-related changes have come about, and a prospective view which may illuminate future developments. Even though Tunisia is an Arab country where Arabic is the official language, the current language situation is complex and dynamic. Over the last 100 years or so, and particularly since independence from France in 1956, different generations of Tunisians have had different experiences with the languages used in the social and work environment, the educational system, government, and the media. Such experiences have produced discontinuities with respect to language and literacy and helped to shape different attitudes towards these languages. Language policy and planning in Tunisia have been both instrumental in shaping such experiences and attitudes and subject to their influence.Mohamed Daoud