Linguistic Features of Request Strategies in Moroccan South Eastern Amazigh Variety

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.