Waiting Expressions In Arabic Religious texts : A Stylistic Study

Abstract

The study is a stylistic examination of waiting expressions used in Arabic  religious texts. The study  focuses on the language used in religious statements dealing with the idea of waiting for a savior . Stylistic investigations concerned with  the influence of religious concepts  over language style are rare. The study employs  religious waiting expressions  presented  in Tafsir Al-Mizan ) Interpretation of the Qur'an (by the Islamic  scholar Muhammad Husain  Al-Tabataba'i. The investigation's goals are served by the development of an eclectic model of analysis. The eclectic model includes Crystal and Davy (1969) religious language  analytical  frame work , Van Noppen (1981) religious language style and Leech and Short (2007) stylistic tool-kit .The questions aimed to be answered in this study involves : What are the main  lexical , semantic , Grammatical , figures of speech and context and cohesion linguistic items used  within religious waiting  statements ? What is the significance of this investment ? And what is the effect of religious concepts upon the  language style ?  There is a focus on the use of specific linguistic items such as listing constructions , proper names, repetition of specific titles for The Waited  and the same metaphor . In addition , the study concluded that no archaic expressions are used . It is also noted that the degree to which the religious concept under investigation is expressed in the linguistic items used varies.