بلاغة الاستفهام في خطاب التوعية بجائحة كورونا الرسائل النصية القصيرة لوزارة الصحة السعودية أنموذجا

الملخص EN

The research studies the SMS text messages of the Saudi Ministry of Health, during the period of the Corona pandemic (COVID-19) from a rhetorical point of view.

this research came to answer an important question: what is the impact of the interrogative discourse on both the awareness discourse and the addressee at the time of the corona pandemic? the research aims to highlight the persuasive meanings of the question, and its impact on the awareness discourse and the recipient in various circumstances.

this study was based on the analytical descriptive method, by tracking the SMS text messages sent from the official account of the Saudi ministry of health during the pandemic period, and then categorizing them according to persuasive rhetorical methods, with the aim of studying the strongest and most common of those methods, which is the interrogative method.

the most prominent findings of the research are as follows: the number of awareness messages about corona virus from the Saudi ministry of health reached about (185) one hundred and eighty-five short messages, the interrogative style was used in (26) twenty-six messages, which represents the largest rate among the used figures of speech.

it is noted that there is diversity in the discourse at each stage of the spread of the virus and the different contexts and various meanings it aims at, in a manner that suits the situation and position of the beneficiary.

-the interrogative style meant to be a guide in some cases, an inducement to reassurance in some other cases and as persuasion in others with overlapping of those meanings.

the researcher recommended those interested in linguistic and rhetorical studies to reflect on contemporary scientific efforts by considering, studying and highlighting the characteristics of the arts of discourse due to their semantic properties that influence the understanding of the societal linguistic custom.