La Toponymie à Alger : Les Décisions Glottopolitiques Tiennent Elles Compte Des Usages Réels ? étude Sociolinguistique Urbaine

Abstract

Since the independence of Algeria in 1962, a real work is done to set up a system of toponymic and anthroponymic naming that takes into account the Arab-Berber-Muslim identity of the country. That is why, during the last 50 years, there has been a glottopolitical dynamic of naming in favor of an Algerian toponymy that draws on history and the war of liberation. However, a question must be asked: is there a concordance between the decisions taken to re-name places and street names and actual toponymic practices? These places, which are spaces because they reflect "the complex relationships between socialization, social ties vs languages and language practices." , are they named in the same way as social actors do? In an urban context like that of Algiers, how do the Algerians name their neighborhoods? To answer these questions, we conducted a survey among Algerian speakers to observe their real practices in toponymy and check if the glottopolitical decisions taken found their echo on the field or not. To this end, we chose the questionnaire survey because, despite all the shortcomings that can be found in this survey method, if it continues to be used often, it is because it provides major trends and often allows the field to be cleared for the establishment of other observation modes allowing a more detailed knowledge of the phenomena. «Walking through the Algerian streets is like leafing through a great history book. The heroes of the revolution haunt the streets of the cities, as do the executioners who fought against them."