Le sociotoponyme urbain en Algérie : caractéristiques et lectures identitaires : le cas des villes de Sidi Bel Abbès et d’Ain Témouchent

Abstract EN

More than a toponym, the sociotoponym is a widespread onomastic phenomenon which has, however, not aroused much interest among researchers.

the present study attempts to analyze the sociotoponyms present in two neighboring Algerian cities Sidi Bel Abbès and Ain Témouchent.

the places in these cities are allonyms and the naming practices reveal the predominance of popular toponyms.

what characterises these common toponyms ? these use names? What can we read about it ? to answer this question, we have collected toponyms in speeches.

The results of a plural linguistic analysis herald a multiform and multilingual sociotoponymy which offers to read the imbalances and socio-identity mutations of the cities in question.