Linguistic politeness in the al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya

Abstract EN

Politeness, a branch of language pragmatics, is related to the person's awareness about the audience's face; and includes different manner and speech that cause respect to others.

Imam Sajad (PBUH) has used a different politeness style in the Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya in billing and cooing with God.

The present study aimed to analyze linguistic politeness in the Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya.

To this aim was used descriptive-analytical method.

Based on the results, the critical linguistic politeness style, including audience description using call style; the way of names report and negative and positive attributions of God in the form of verbal and noun sentence; praise, and laud and confess to the unity of God when saying divine attributes; speaker description himself and comparison and use of moderators in the order space.

With politeness in God's presence and honoring his rank, these styles have presented a purposeful system in the prayer context to bowing the audience and emphasizing their position.