Sociolinguistic Variation in an Algerian Institutional Setting: The Case of Legal Discourse in Tlemcen Court of Law

Abstract

The present work is a sociolinguistic approach to the study of ideology in the court of law in Algeria, more precisely in Tlemcen. It aims at understanding the way language and language use contribute to the interpretation and the development of ideological behaviour, this one itself reflects the different ideologies that shape the Algerian society