Paragraph structure in written Arabic : a functional sentence perspective study
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2003), pp.79-90, 12 p.
Publisher
Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique pour le Développement de la Langue Arabe
Publication Date
2003-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The present study investigates paragraph structure in written standard Arabic, with regard to theme-rheme organization.
It basically follows the Prague School approach, since this approach is not confined to the positional identification of the theme.
The advantage of this approach is obvious for a language which has a relatively free word order like Arabic.
The assumption is that a paragraph is built around an original theme and the subsequent sentences may be linked with each other via themes or rhemes in various ways.
These relationships will be studied in a narrative paragraph selected from a novel, Awladu IJaratina (5th edition, Beirut, 1986) by the well known Egyptian novelist, Nagib Mahfuz.
Before the text is analysed, something must be said about thematization in Arabic, which will be the subject of section 1.
Section 2 will be devoted to the discussion of the text.
The main points of the study will be summarized in section 3
Abstract FRE
Le present article se propose d’etudier la structure du paragraphe de l’arabe standard ecrit du point de vue de 1’organisation des Themes et Rhymes.
Dans mon 6tude, j’ai pratiquement suivi l’approche de l’ecole de Prague etant donne que cette approche ne se confine pas a 1’identification de la position des Themes.
L’avantaged’une telle approche est evident pour les langues dontPordredesmotsestrelativementlibretelquelalangue arabe.
L’etude part de l’hypothese que le paragraphe est construit autour d’un theme original et que les phrases subsequentes pourraient etre reliees par des themes et des rhymes de differentes manieres.
Ces relations seront etudiees a travers un paragraphe narratif selec-tionne d’un roman «Awladu Haratina» du celebre romancier EgyptienNagibMahfuz.
Avant l’analyse du texte, la thematisation dans l’arabe a ete abordee dans la sectionl.
La section 2 comporte l’etude du texte.
Les points principaux de l’etude ont ete resumes dans la section 3.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mehamsadi, Mukhtar. 2003. Paragraph structure in written Arabic : a functional sentence perspective study. AL-Lisaniyyat،Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.79-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-950628
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mehamsadi, Mukhtar. Paragraph structure in written Arabic : a functional sentence perspective study. AL-Lisaniyyat Vol. 8, no. 1 (2003), pp.79-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-950628
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mehamsadi, Mukhtar. Paragraph structure in written Arabic : a functional sentence perspective study. AL-Lisaniyyat. 2003. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.79-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-950628
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 88-90
Record ID
BIM-950628
