Arabic language research centres

Bodies that do research on the Arabic language and its sciences: language academies, major dictionary projects, research centres and university units, research chairs, Arabic computational-linguistics labs, manuscript and critical-edition centres, and Arabization and terminology bodies — in the Arab world and beyond.

This directory is for research on Arabic. Programmes that teach Arabic to non-native speakers have their own: the Arabic programmes directory

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Language academy

Algerian Academy of the Arabic Language

Presidency of the Republic of Algeria

Develops Arabic as a language of science and technology and oversees the al-Dhakhira al-Arabiya computerised corpus project.

Algeria · Algiers

Research centre

Scientific and Technical Research Centre for the Development of the Arabic Language (CRSTDLA)

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Research in Arabic linguistics, lexicography, terminology and translation, computational linguistics, Arabic didactics and speech pathology.

Algeria · Algiers (Bouzareah)

University centre

Laboratory of Research in Algerian Language and Literature

Mohamed Khider University of Biskra

Research in language sciences and literature in Algeria.

Algeria · Biskra

University centre

Laboratory of Text Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

Faculty of Letters and Languages, Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla

Research in text linguistics and discourse analysis of Arabic.

Algeria · Ouargla

University centre

Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Laboratory

University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella

Text linguistics and discourse analysis: describing, classifying and analysing ancient and modern texts and discourses.

Algeria · Oran

University centre

Laboratory of Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching

University of Algiers 2 Abou el Kacem Saadallah

Research in applied linguistics and language teaching, with particular attention to Arabic.

Algeria · Algiers

University centre

Arabic Language and Literature Laboratory

Faculty of Letters and Languages, University of Blida 2 Ali Lounici

Research in Arabic phonetics, lexicography and terminology.

Algeria · Blida

University centre

Laboratory of Dialects and Speech Processing

University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella

Studies Algerian Arabic dialects and their phonetics, speech processing, and language didactics.

Algeria · Oran

University centre

Laboratory of Language Practices in Algeria

Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou

Studies language use in Algerian society, the place of Arabic within it, and language policy and planning.

Algeria · Tizi Ouzou

University centre

Discourse Analysis Laboratory

Faculty of Letters and Languages, Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou

Research in linguistics, discourse analysis, rhetoric and language and literary studies.

Algeria · Tizi Ouzou

University centre

Laboratory of Didactics of Languages and Discourse Analysis

Faculty of Letters and Arts, Hassiba Ben Bouali University of Chlef

Linguistics, translation and language didactics, including socio- and psycholinguistics, language and technology, and Qur'anic studies.

Algeria · Chlef

Manuscripts and editions

National Manuscripts Centre

Ministry of Culture and Arts

Inventories, catalogues, collects, restores and digitises Algerian manuscripts, and makes them available to researchers.

Algeria · Adrar

Manuscripts and editions

Manuscripts Laboratory

Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Algiers 2

Studies Maghrebi manuscripts — their history, cataloguing and preservation — across history, library science, archives and language.

Algeria · Algiers

Manuscripts and editions

Laboratory of Algerian Manuscripts in Africa

Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

Inventories, catalogues and studies Algerian manuscripts in Algeria and West Africa, including the Touat manuscripts.

Algeria · Adrar

Language council

High Council for the Arabic Language (Algeria)

Presidency of the Republic of Algeria

Monitors and promotes the use of Arabic in administration, education and science, and publishes translations, dictionaries and studies.

Algeria · Algiers