A linguistic study of the universal theme of peacefulness in pope Francis’s speech in Iraq
Joint Authors
Source
Publisher
Wasit University Educational College
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
English Abstract
The universal themes of peacefulness and forgiveness as well as the calls for ending violence and extremism are central in the speech of Pope Francis that he delivered in his first international trip to Iraq in March 2021.
This paper aims to investigate this speech linguistically, namely in terms of the semantic and pragmatic perspectives.
The objective is to find out how these themes have been conveyed semantically and pragmatically and via which theories.
A developed model has been adopted to investigate the semantic and pragmatic strategies utilized by the Pope in his speech.
The analysis shows that some lexical relations are utilized in terms of the semantic level.
Some expressive and representative speech acts, politeness strategies and implicatures are used as far as the pragmatic level is The universal themes of peacefulness and forgiveness as well as the calls for ending violence and extremism are central in the speech of Pope Francis that he delivered in his first international trip to Iraq in March 2021.
This paper aims to investigate this speech linguistically, namely in terms of the semantic and pragmatic perspectives.
The objective is to find out how these themes have been conveyed semantically and pragmatically and via which theories.
A developed model has been adopted to investigate the semantic and pragmatic strategies utilized by the Pope in his speech.
The analysis shows that some lexical relations are utilized in terms of the semantic level.
Some expressive and representative speech acts, politeness strategies and implicatures are used as far as the pragmatic level is concerned.
Data Type
Conference Papers
Record ID
BIM-1311060
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahdi, Wafa Sahib& Naji, Ula R.. 2021-12-31. A linguistic study of the universal theme of peacefulness in pope Francis’s speech in Iraq. . Special issue (2021), pp.449-458.واسط، العراق : جامعة واسط، كلية التربية،.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahdi, Wafa Sahib& Naji, Ula R.. A linguistic study of the universal theme of peacefulness in pope Francis’s speech in Iraq. . واسط، العراق : جامعة واسط، كلية التربية،. 2021-12-31.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1311060
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahdi, Wafa Sahib& Naji, Ula R.. A linguistic study of the universal theme of peacefulness in pope Francis’s speech in Iraq. .
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