A linguistic analysis of Husseini slogans

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This paper deals with the linguistic phenomenon of slogans which is deep-rooted in the values, traditions, beliefs and conventions of any society.

It investigates the slogans uttered by Imam Hussein Bin Ali Bin Abi Talib (Peace be upon them) in his revolution against the crookedness and deviations of the evil rule of Yazid or those uttered by his followers and adherents have been collected from Al-Qarashi (2011), Al-Yaasiry (2009), Al-Jaraadi (2010) and At-Tublaani (2012).

The paper aims to investigate the linguistic features of slogans (on the phonological, lexical and syntactic levels) and show the macro-strategies used to achieve these religious slogans.

The conclusions can be summarized as the following: The analysis has shown that Hosu and Pavelea’s model of slogans fits at the phonological and lexical levels but it lacks some devices on the syntactic level namely: negation, comparison and vocative.

In the light of this, the researcher proposes a modified model to include these devices