Multilingualism, identity and dynamics of change in Morocco: toward a new glottopolitical model

Abstract

This paper examines language policy and identity in Morocco and its relationship with sociolinguistic dynamics of change. The analysis focuses on the importance of the language policy and identity axis in the creation of the unitary nation state model that has been implemented in Morocco since the Independence. The paper also presents a review of the evolution of the linguistic diversity in Morocco from a critical sociolinguistic point of view in an attempt to show how this landscape has evolved over recent years, creating a dynamic market of change in language and identity in Morocco. Finally, the paper presents a critical evaluation of the Moroccan state’s model of language policy and identity, proposing a different model according to the dynamics of change currently taking place.