Abstract
This paper was my contribution to the Festschrift presented to Professor Régine Delamotte on her retirement. Professor Delamotte is continuing with her research career; as a team we are currently working on award-winning research project on mixed couples. Our previous research project – also award-winning – was on code-switching and electronic writing. Professor Delamotte is a founding figure of the school of linguistics based at the University of Rouen, the birthplace of sociolinguistics in France with pioneers Jean-Baptiste Marcellesi, Louis Guespin and Bernard Gardin. My paper deals with migration in some of its many aspects (integration, code-switching, hybridity) and also analyses the artistic qualities of the film: the visuals, the acting and dancing performances, the rhythm. I was honoured to be invited to contribute to this Festschrift and I chose to submit a paper dealing with topics we researched as a team. I also wanted to bring my expertise on Tunisian language, culture and society to illuminate some Arabic/Tunisian aspects of the film. I focused more specifically on the dance as it is a personal passion of Régine. Abdellatif Kechiche is a Tunisian-French director who has just won the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes festival. This paper will also contribute to the growing interest in his work.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Identités langagières: Mélanges offerts à Régine Delamotte |
| Editors | Foued Laroussi, Marie-Claude Penloup |
| Place of Publication | Rouen |
| Publisher | Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre |
| Pages | 63-72 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9791024000244 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782877755818 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |