Pidgin or poetry? Moroccans tussle over language
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Darija, the language Moroccans use in everyday life, is coming to the fore in media and music and prompting calls it be declared a national language as some in the North African country ask for the first time: "Who are we?"
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No bombs. No bloodshed. No bin Laden.  Belly dancing is the theme Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch says  can best communicate the Arab world to the West and reconcile  cultural differences.
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FEZ, Morocco  - When asked who will get his vote in Morocco's parliamentary elections next month, 70-year-old Mohamed Mahbou looks up from his game of cards and anger flashes in his eyes.
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LAGFAF, Morocco  - When 2007 arrived and the winter rains had still not fallen, Morocco's religious leaders led anxious prayers to avert a rural catastrophe, quoting from the Koran:
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Not being part of a culture with a highly developed language, could limit your thoughts, at least as far as numbers are concerned, reveals a new study conducted by a psychologist at the Columbia University in New York.
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PARIS: With concern growing about radical Islam in their midst, governments in western Europe are debating how to ensure that Muslim prayer leaders preach in the local language and spread messages of moderation rather than hate.
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"Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind" (Simon &amp; Schuster, 354 pages. $27), by Margalit Fox: It sounds like a curious fairy-tale &#151; a signed language created out of thin air, spoken in a remote desert village by hearing and deaf alike and witnessed by few outsiders.
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Rats can use the rhythm of human language to tell the difference between Dutch and Japanese, researchers in Spain reported Sunday.
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Many young people are throwing off their generationâs reputation for slovenly language, and taking up the gauntlet for good grammar.
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Language tensions overshadow the new school year in Moldova's breakaway Trans-dniester region.
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From wardrobe malfunctions to erectile dysfunction, it's been a tough year all around for the guardians of English &#151; language purists from blue, red and battleground states who long to say "You're fired!" to offensive words and phrases.
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Travelling to a foreign country can be intimidating. There is often a language barrier, different rules and regulations to follow and sometimes a fear of the unknown.
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âThe Linguists,â a film focused on studying the worldâs vanishing languages,  has its premiere this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Thereâs a reason that references to Antonin Artaudâs âThe Cenciâ generally come with the words ârarely seenâ attached.
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By JOHN THORNE RABAT, Morocco - Internet users in Morocco unable to access the video-sharing Web site YouTube since last week expressed fears Tuesday that the government has stepped up its campaign to restrict independent media.
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A governmental plan to shift the main language of instruction in the nationa s Russian high schools to Estonian is being viewed with uncertainty and pessimism by principals and teachers, a recent survey by the ...
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Insistence on an official language means complications for a diverse work force.