سيميائية أسماء الشخصيات في رواية "فضل الليل على النهار" معتمدا على آراء "فيليپ هامون"

الملخص EN

The present paper introduces The Algerian novelist ”Yasamina Khadra”(1955) who writes in French inspite of being born in Algeria.

His famouse novel called “Fazl allaile alannahar”(2008) pictures The real events happened in the second world war.

Through his novel, he mingles different Arab and European characters to point out the basic cultural differernces; hence, pays specific attention to depict the internal and external attributes of characters.

Furthermore he emphasizes the importance of naming of the characters, for instance he uses some religiouse names such as “Younes” instead of European ones like “Andri”.

In this way The significance of naming as signifier expressing signified will be obvious, some names and denominations are in accordance with each other, as in naming”Younes” as a muslim character, we noticed he never drank alcoholic drinks or commited any crime.

According to the mentioned subjects and considering the opproach of semiology, here we are to find out the characters' structures and presentation of signifier and signified.

The present paper studies and analyzies the semiology of characters, based on the most noted characteristics of semiology as an analytic approach.

The findings of this study are: 1.

There is a harmony between the naming of the characters and the action of the story.

2.

choosing the characters from various Algerian or French cultures expresses their special beliefs or religions as belivers or a thesists.

3.

The characters of this novel are dividing into the ones with historical, religious, virtual, social references, personage embraceors and personage anaphorique.