RT journal article
T1 The characteristics of the Moroccan dialect used in traditional oral tales
T2 Las características del árabe marroquí empleado en la tradición oral
A1 Cherkaoui, Driss
K1 Darija
K1 Dialecto marroquí
K1 Literatura oral
K1 Fórmulas
K1 Narración poética
K1 Proverbios marroquíes
K1 Moroccan dialect
K1 Oral Stories
K1 Formulae
K1 The Poetic of Narration
K1 Moroccan proverbs
AB This article explores the cultural and linguistic aspects of Moroccan traditional tales,which are performed in public by storytellers. We examine how the dialect, Moroccan Darija, isused in these performances. Some expressions such as proverbs may be readily understood crossculturally, while others are culturally specific. There are also opening and closing expressions orexpressions with religious overtones which may be used so often that they can be qualified asformulae. The article presents examples of various types of repetitions, such as diacope (repeatingwords separated by other words), epimone (repetition to stress a point) or polyptoton (use ofdifferent words based on the same root); examples of synonyms to emphasize a point; use ofantonyms; rhymes; changes in tone; use of sarcasm, all of which highlight the poetic richness ofMoroccan Darija, an oral language long undervalued by scholars.
PB Universidad de Cádiz
SN 1133-8571
YR 2020
FD 2020-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24129
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24129
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026