In 2018, Ramdane earned a PhD in sociolinguistics from the University of Aix-Marseille. Currently, he serves as a part-time researcher at the Centre for Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (CRASC) in Algeria and works as an interpreter at ISM Interprétariat in Paris. His research focuses on the language planning of Tamazight (Berber), as well as the dialectology and documentation of its endangered varieties.
In addition to his academic work, Ramdane creates digital didactic content for the teaching of Tamazight, having developed two Taqbaylit courses and one Tagshurt course, which are available on 7,000 Languages. He has authored two books on the vitality and linguistic revitalization of Tamazight. The first, published in 2023 in Tamazight, is titled Tasentala, Asegu n d Usudder n Tmazight (Dialectology, Normalization, and Revitalization of Tamazight) (Algiers: ENAG) (https://www.adlis.hcamazighite.dz/amager/adlis/343). The second, currently in press, is in French: Atlas of Tamazight in Algeria Considering the UNESCO WAL. He has also contributed to various related academic articles.
Tagchourt is classified as a highly endangered Tamazight language spoken in the oasis of Tit, Algeria. Facing extreme environmental conditions and the gradual loss of fluent speakers, the language is at risk of disappearing. Ramdane’s project aims to preserve and revitalize Tagchourt by creating a multilingual dictionary (Tagchourt–Arabic–French) containing 5,000 lexemes. This resource will be based on a corpus of approximately 20 hours of audio and video recordings collected between 2019 and 2024 from the last remaining speakers.
To complete the dictionary, Ramdane will conduct two field studies, focusing on specialized vocabulary related to local fauna and flora, traditional irrigation techniques (Iflan), climate-adapted architecture (Iɣermawen), and Indigenous craftsmanship. The dictionary will be published both in print and as a digital resource, including an interactive app.
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