Le berbère en Occident musulman aux époques almoravide et mérinide: quelques notules historico-philologiques
The Berber language in the Muslim West during the Almoravid and Merinid periods: some historical-philological notes

Summary/Abstract: This paper is based on examining a limited number of Arab–Berber sources whosemain objective is to highlight that the Muslim West (Maghreb – al-Andalus) constituteda multilingual geographical space. First, I will look at the question of the Almoravidsand the mastery of languages in a context of power. Then, I will raise the question ofthe linguistic skills of the sovereigns in al-Andalus. After this, I will give some detailson the Berber language in the Marinid Maghreb. Finally, I will propose some briefconclusions of a provisional nature, emphasizing the interest of the study of linguisticuses and cultural contacts in the Muslim West in the Middle Ages.

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