Journal Article

Forms of Address in Algerian Arabic

Ouasti, Naouel

2022

Overview

Forms of Address' is an important custom that we use over and over in our daily speech and writing. A form of address is a word used as an identifying appellation which takes different forms signifying status, function, or kin relation. In other words, it is a word by which someone is designated or called in speech or writing. This study deals with such forms in Algerian Arabic since they are very important in establishing interpersonal relations and a key factor in keeping up conversations among members of the speech community. Besides, they are considered as specific markers of polite behaviour. The study will focus on the following research questions: 1-What are the different forms of address used in Algerian Arabic i.e. the spoken dialect (in the speech community of Maghnia situated at the extreme west of Algeria)? 2-What are the social variables governing the choice of address terms in Algerian Arabic? 3- How is politeness reflected through different choices of those terms expressing familiarity and distance? The forms of address used in the dialect investigated- the Arabic variety of Maghnia - can take the form of names, kinship terms, personal pronouns, other terms originated from marriage relationship and occupational titles in addition to certain terms reserved to old people. Those forms are less complicated in informal situations because in formal ones their choice is determined by the type of people with whom we interact.

• Publisher: جامعة الجزائر 2 - كلية اللغة العربية وآدابها واللغات الشرقية
• Subject: أشكال التخاطب / الجزائر / العلاقات الاجتماعية / اللهجات العربية