A voice with an elusive sound: aphasia, diglossia, and arabophone Algeria in Assia Djebar's The Nouba of the Women of Mount Chenoua.

The recent passing of Assia Djebar (1936–2015) raises interest in the legacy of her work. It is well documented that the renowned Algerian author attempted to write in Arabic in the 1970s, but never did. Instead, she made two films in Arabic before returning to writing in French. Film, in fact, is t...

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Published in:	Journal of North African Studies Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 411 - 433
Main Author:	Bentahar, Ziad
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2016
Subjects:	Diglossia (Linguistics) Aphasia Sound in literature Arabic language French-speaking countries
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