Conflict, Exclusion And Dissent - In The Linguist...

The shadow of past empires (Ottoman, Roman, French, British) on modern speech.

To understand the Mediterranean is to accept its inherent linguistic friction. Dissent and conflict are not just "problems" to be solved; they are the natural state of a region that refuses to be defined by a single voice. Conflict, Exclusion and Dissent in the Linguist...

The imposition of French in the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) created a lasting conflict between "prestige" colonial languages and indigenous mother tongues. 3. Exclusion: The Silence of the "Other" The shadow of past empires (Ottoman, Roman, French,

In the Mediterranean, language is often tied to national sovereignty and territorial disputes. The imposition of French in the Maghreb (Algeria,

Exclusion occurs when certain dialects or languages are denied official status, pushing their speakers to the margins of society.

How "speaking right" determines who is a citizen and who is an outsider.

The historical suppression of Catalan or Basque in Spain, or Kurdish in the Eastern Mediterranean, serves as a tool for state-building by erasing sub-national identities.