Linguistic Features of Request Strategies in Moroccan South Eastern Amazigh Variety

Authors

  • Hmouri Zaid Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco

Keywords:

The speech act of requesting, Amazigh variety,, linguistic features, Southeast of Morocco

Abstract

It has frequently been noted that the Cross-Cultural Speech Act Realisation Project (CCSARP) posits a universal categorisation of requests. This serves as a foundation for investigating the request speech act within the Moroccan South-Eastern Amazigh variety (MSEAV) using the CCSARP model. Accordingly, this paper aims to determine whether native speakers of MSEAV employ distinct request strategies that may challenge the universality of conventionally indirect requests. The analysis employs the CCSARP model by Blum-Kulka et al. (1989) to systematically examine the complexity and diversity of request strategies in MSEAV. Data from Hmouri (2022) and natural conversations are utilised to offer a contemporary and culturally specific perspective on request strategies within this linguistic community. The findings, which diverge from the universal categorisation of conventionally indirect requests as delineated by the adopted model, aim to enhance the understanding of speech act realisation and underscore unique linguistic features in MSEAV requests.

Published

2025-12-12

How to Cite

Zaid, H. (2025). Linguistic Features of Request Strategies in Moroccan South Eastern Amazigh Variety. African Journal of Linguistics, Literary and Cultural Studies, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.evonexpublishers.com/index.php/ajllcs/article/view/38

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025)

Section

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