A pragmatic analysis of illocutionary speech acts in standard Arabic with a special reference to al-Ashter’s ‘epistle’
Author
Source
Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2011)20 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2011-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
Illocutionary speech acts in Standard Arabic makes the subject matter of the present study.
It has some points of theoretical and cultural significance.
Searle’s (1969) model to analyze the major speech acts of the discourse under study, namely, the ‘Epistle’ which is a letter from the Muslim Caliph Ali bin Abi-Talib fourteen centuries ago to one of his governors ,i.
e., Malik Al-Ashter, the new ruler of Egypt then.
That letter could be claimed to resemble the constitution.
Most speech acts were ‘directives’ because of the instructive nature of the ‘Epistle’.
Many other speech acts were miner rather than major.
Van Dijk (1977b) model is adopted to analyze the miner speech acts.
A further point of analysis is considered, i.
e., (in) directness where the overwhelming majority of speech acts are used directly rather than indirectly under the influence of the instructive nature of the discourse under study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jawad, Firas Abd al-Munim. 2011. A pragmatic analysis of illocutionary speech acts in standard Arabic with a special reference to al-Ashter’s ‘epistle’. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities،Vol. 19, no. 4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-286439
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jawad, Firas Abd al-Munim. A pragmatic analysis of illocutionary speech acts in standard Arabic with a special reference to al-Ashter’s ‘epistle’. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities Vol. 19, no. 4 (Dec. 2011).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-286439
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jawad, Firas Abd al-Munim. A pragmatic analysis of illocutionary speech acts in standard Arabic with a special reference to al-Ashter’s ‘epistle’. Journal of University of Babylon for Humanities. 2011. Vol. 19, no. 4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-286439
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices
Record ID
BIM-286439