Waiting Expressions In Arabic Religious texts : A Stylistic Study

Authors

  • assis. lect. Badriya Qasim Al-Shuwaili Ministry of Education , Thi-Qar Education Directorate.
  • Prof. Dr Riyadh Tariq Kadhim Al-Ameedi Dept. of English, College of Education for Human Sciences, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31185/lark.3109

Keywords:

Stylistic, Style

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.

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Published

2024-03-31

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west languages

How to Cite

Badriya Qasim Al-Shuwaili, assis. lect., & Riyadh Tariq Kadhim Al-Ameedi, P. D. (2024). Waiting Expressions In Arabic Religious texts : A Stylistic Study. Lark, 16(2 pt1), 629-612. https://doi.org/10.31185/lark.3109