Abstract
Borrowing in Moroccan Arabic is part of the dynamics of language contact. The article focuses on lexical borrowings from French and what they become once incorporated into usage: how they change, how they integrate, and especially how prefixation and suffixation in Moroccan Arabic can signal a high level of appropriation. The analysis, organized into four axes, highlights that integration does not happen all at once: a borrowing goes through several stages, and once stabilized, it evolves phonologically, morphologically, and semantically, just like words in the language.
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Rafiq, Malika
(2016)
"The Loan in Moroccan Arabic: Formal Process and Cultural Requirements,"
Faits de Langue et Société (FLS): Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/fls/vol2/iss1/9