Sociophonetic Variation among Tlemcen and Oran Speakers

Abstract

The present research aims at analysing the sociophonetic aspect of Tlemcen dialect and Oran dialect. It looks out factors leading to variation among the same speaker, in other words idiosyncractic features and also macro levels. The study is based on phonology and morphology analysis. The first chapter consists of the literature review defining the concept of sociophonetic, methods used by Labov and factors leading to variation. However, the second chapter tackles the sociophonetic situation of Algeria and particularly Tlemcen and Oran. It draws a clear picture of phonological features and differences between TSN and ORD. The third chapter is devoted to data analysis and interpretation where results and findings are discussed.