منهج غريماس بين النظرية والتطبيق عند النقاد والدارسين العرب

Abstract EN

The current paper deals with Greimas’ theory in the semiology of narrative and how the Arab critics and researchers use it as a theory and application.

the paper starts with linguistic, semantic, and structural background of the theory, in addition to illustration of all the other theories that Greimas made use of them until reaching the final version of his methodology after two decades.

the researcher selects three important books used this theory and applied it in different narrations: introductory to narrative semiology to dr.

Rashid bin Malik, and semiological analysis of narrative discourse to Abdul Majeed al-Nusi.

the paper based on Joseph Cortes book (introduction to discourse and narrative semiology in analyzing the mentioned studies.

Cortes explained the theory thoroughly, that is why his book can be regarded as the base to depend on in understanding and analyzing any theory or application related to Greimasean methodology in addition to criticism, the researcher suggests a better application depending on the rule of the theory.

some researchers were good in the theoretical part but they faced problem in application sides by depending on certain aspects related to history or sociology.

while some researchers failed to present good explanation to the theory which was ambiguous by itself.

some writers especially in the western Arabic side made use of their knowledge in French to use the theory without any reference particularly in using Cortes explanation to the theory.

all the books that used by the researcher were regarded as sources and base for the Arabic studies particularly those written by the Arab Western researchers.

in spite of these facts, the researcher did not generalize these problems to all Arabic studies nor trying to minimize the importance and participation of these study, but whatever study must have its weaknesses.