A Linguistic Investigation of the Main Concepts of Amazigh Poetry in Morocco and Algeria
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2015-10-29
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Chafii, Hamza
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This paper investigates three main concepts designating Amazigh poetry. These concepts are amarg, asefru and tamdyazt. It also attempts to define Amazigh literature and shed light on the question of orality in this literature. Moreover, the paper discusses Amazigh poetry as one of the most important forms of Amazigh literature and lists its common sub-genres prevailing mostly in Morocco. Finally, it examines, on the basis of linguistic/ etymological analyses, the three aforementioned concepts which refer to Amazigh poetry in Morocco and Algeria. The rationale for his study contends that tamdyazt is a linguistically appropriate concept that can be applied as a universal literary term for Amazigh poetry by researchers in Tamazight.
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Amazigh literature, amarg, asefru, linguistic investigation, orality, poetry, sub-genres of poetry, tamdyazt