Language Conflict in Algeria


Authors: Mohamed Benrabah

Categories: Algeria

Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited

Published Date: 2013

Language: en

Description: This book presents a detailed survey of language attitudes, conflicts and policies over the period from 1830, when the French occupied Algeria, up to 2012, the year this country celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence. It traces the evolution of language planning policies and reactions to them in both the colonial and post-colonial eras.