Idriss EL OUAFA, In his article: The verb “to fall” between its translation and metaphorical usage in French, Amazigh, Standard Arabic and Moroccan Arabic, discusses m etaphor beyond its stylistic appearance as an ornament of language, which takes on an interesting cognitive aspect. Some metaphorical usages denote a conscious act and thought, whereas others, by their frequency and regularity ة are not seen as such. In this sense, the article is particularly focused on cognition and the use of the verb “to fall” in three languages: Amazigh (central Morocco: High and Anti-Atlas), Moroccan dialectal Arabic and Standard Arabic. In the light of a contrastive approach, based on translation, this work tries to focus on the fears that people have of space, time and the Other, through the metaphorical use. Usage temporarily leaves its role as that of “meditation” to occupy the communication space, a special place, that of “mediation” with the world and its representations, but also with the Other.

On the other hand, Imane LHADI, through her study: “Moroccan Audio-visual Media and Arab-French Bilingualism”, describes as well as analyses linguistic practices used by Moroccans professionals in the audio-visual domain. Her study is based on external observation with the aim to explore language performance used along with factors of this use. She has also identified and analysed the average use of these linguistic practices, constituents, and functions.

Moussa IMARAZENE’s study: “The Dynamics of Tamazight Language: Specificities” deals with several elements and aspects of the Kabyle language. It shows that the latter is, like all the languages of the world, in a process of permanent change. These changes are the natural result of the nature of language as a means of communication existing within the community. Among these changes, there are those related to phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon, meaning, and syntax. This work deals with changes in status and direction affecting certain word meanings.

Ahmad AL-HARAHSHEH’s article: “A Sociolinguistic Study of Measure Terms Used in Jordanian Spoken Arabic” looks at the measure terms as cultural specific, given that every society has its own unique measure terms. This study aims to shed light on the sociolinguistic perspectives of measure terms in Jordanian Spoken Arabic (JSA). The data collected were from everyday conversations conducted by mature speakers of the rural areas in the north of Jordan. Labov's (1966) sociolinguistics approach of language variety in New York City was adopted as the theoretical framework for this study; it is a descriptive study of the measure terms used in JSA. The study has concluded that measure terms in JSA are culturally and socially determined, and Jordanians tend to use body parts (i.e. finger, hand, foot and leg) as measure terms for heights, lengths, and weights.

Salah N. AL-NAJJAR’s article “Implications of Gender-based Discourse in the Education Institutions' Curricula” is intended to discuss educational implications of gender-based discourse in official education syllabi. It investigates whether such institutions further perpetuate or adjust and mitigate linguistic imbalance and gender-biased stereotypes in the community. Gender stereotyping in both Arabic and English are discussed, and gender roles within the two cultures are shown in light of linguistic imbalance in the two languages. The extent to which both languages show sexism in general and in the education institutions’ curricula in particular is taken up with examples from the two languages.

In addition, Abdallah BOUZENDAG presents an article on “Threatened Languages in Education: Amazigh as a Case in Point”. The article considers strategies and objectives of incorporating Amazigh in education. This study looks at international experiences in including threatened languages in the educational system. It corroborates other experiences which have demonstrated that threatened languages, which benefited from their inclusion in the educational system, did gain ground and flourish. These mother tongues are used in teaching, which in turn helps the educational process of their native speakers.