Read Chapters 18-19 in Yule's The Study of Language
The chapters corresponding to each unit are available in our platform. Roadmaps to the readings will be provided, and these will consist of guiding questions and/or practise activities.
Watch video
(1)
This video is a general introduction to sociolinguistics
(2)
This video presents a more detailed discussion of sociolinguistics.
More videos
The videos below present different aspects of sociolinguistics. These include different dialects of English as well as different sociolinguistic concepts. A number of videos relating to the Moroccan situation are also included.
(3.1) Accents of English
British vs. American
(3.2) Accents of English
Northern vs. Southern British English
(3.3) Accents of English
Accents of American English
(4.1)
This video provides a detailed presentation of diglossia.
(4.2)
This video presents multilingualism, with special focus on language policy issues related to multilingual situations.
(4.3)
The components of language planning (status planning, corpus planning...) are discussed in this video.
(4.3)
This video explains the difference between pidgins and creoles. It also offers illustration.
About Morocco
Moroccan Arabic
(5.1)
This a very nice account of different aspects of Moroccan Arabic, with various comparisons with Standard Arabic.
(5.2)
Basic Hassaniya lesson
(5.3)
Writing in Moroccan Arabic
Moroccan TV- News & entertainment
(6.1) Official news bulletins
Standard Arabic (Official language)
(6.2) Official news bulletins
Amazigh (Official language)
(6.3) Official news bulletins
French
(6.4) Official news bulletins
Spanish
(7.1) Entertainment on Moroccan TV
"Educated Moroccan arabic"
(7.2) Entertainment on Moroccan TV
Amazigh (Tashlhit)
(7.3) Entertainment on Moroccan TV
Bedouin Moroccan Arabic
(7.4) Entertainment on Moroccan TV
Hassaniya
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