French in the "Amazigh literary space"

Le français de “l’espace littéraire amazigh"

Daniela Merolla (1, 2)

1 Inalco - Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
2 LACNAD EA 4092 - LAngues et Cultures du Nord de L'Afrique et Diasporas

This article focuses on the presence of French writings in the Amazigh multilingual and multimedia literary continuum (the ‘Amazigh literary space’). The article begins with a theoretical discussion of the relationships between ‘literature’, ‘literary field’ and ‘literary space’. The article then considers the specific role of French in the Amazigh literary space starting with very first example of contemporary Amazigh writing, the emblematic case of Belaïd Aït Ali. By using the concept of the ‘Amazigh literary space’, we can examine the various linguistic and literary interactions and overcome the divisions that have historically separated literary works into different disciplinary horizons, such as Berber studies and ‘Francophone’ studies.

Mots clés: Literary space; Amazigh / Berber writing; French writing; Belaïd Aït Ali; Literary field

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Daniela Merolla. Le français de “l’espace littéraire amazigh". Interférences linguistiques et culturelles françaises en Afrique, Studi Africanistici. Quaderni di Studi berberi e libico-berberi, sous la dir. de A.M. Di Tolla, F. Aiello, M.Centrella, S. Pinto, UniorPress, pp.55-72, 2023, Studi Africanistici. Quaderni di Studi berberi e libico-berberi, ⟨10.6093/978-88-6719-292-2⟩. ⟨hal-04548295⟩