Arabic. Shifting sands

1.Introduction 2. Sociolinguistic perspectives: Multiglossia and multilingualism 3. A brief comparison of Moroccan Arabic with other varieties of Arabic 4. Grammatical gender in Moroccan Arabic 4.1 Feminine and masculine gender 4.2 Grammatical gender in human nouns 4.3 Generic reference 4.4 Rules of pronominalization 4.5 Morphological structure of Moroccan Arabic human nouns 5. The socio-religious basis of gender issues in Morocco 6. Women and men in religious texts 7. How are women addressed and talked about in Moroccan society? 7.1 Pre-child-bearing phase: The virgin female 7.2 The child-bearing phase: The woman as wife and mother 7.3 Post-child-bearing phase: Elderly women 8. Interactional practices 9. Concluding remarks Notes References