Marziyeh Dehghan Niri; Seyed Ali Asghar Soltani; Mahdi Moqaddasinia
Volume 2, Issue 4 , May 2019, , Pages 1-23
Abstract
An important aspect of the Qur'anic dialogue is observing and not-observing rules of politeness in the intended talks. This research seeks to study the effects of politeness and impoliteness in the talks between Pharaoh and Moses(A), relying on Brown and Levinson (1987) and Culpeper (1996). This research ...
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An important aspect of the Qur'anic dialogue is observing and not-observing rules of politeness in the intended talks. This research seeks to study the effects of politeness and impoliteness in the talks between Pharaoh and Moses(A), relying on Brown and Levinson (1987) and Culpeper (1996). This research is to answer the question how and in what direction the use of politeness and impoliteness strategies is based on the socio-economic, and participatory power. The results show the more polite speech of Moses and the impolite speech of Pharaoh, the greatest combination of strategies in the verses, the use of the high rate of all the strategies of politeness by Moses(A), and the use of the highest rate of all impoliteness strategies by the Pharaoh. The findings of the research also indicate the importance of the study of politeness and impoliteness as a socio-pragmatic phenomenon that links religion and ethics. This study, with the help of new linguistic theories, introduces a new horizontal perspective to the audience in order to better understand the verses of the Quran and its interpretations.
Seyed Ali Asghar Soltani; Mahdi Moqaddasinia; Hossein Taktabar Firouzjaee
Volume 1, Issue 2 , November 2017, , Pages 67-82
Abstract
Salawāt upon the Prophet Mohammad and his family is a phrase frequently expressed or heard by Muslims in their daily life. Primarily, salawāt is communicated to admire the Prophet and his family; however, it has secondary pragmatic functions in Muslims’ daily communications and oral speeches. ...
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Salawāt upon the Prophet Mohammad and his family is a phrase frequently expressed or heard by Muslims in their daily life. Primarily, salawāt is communicated to admire the Prophet and his family; however, it has secondary pragmatic functions in Muslims’ daily communications and oral speeches. The main question this paper addresses to is what communicative functions salawāt plays in the social interactions of Iranian and Iraqi Shiite Muslims’ and if there is any difference in the functions of salawāt among these two communities. This research is done in the context of linguistic pragmatics and specifically John Searle’s speech acts theory. The research shows that in addition to its locutionary function, salawāt has illocutionary functions, such as directive, expressive, commissive, and declarative, as well. It also shows that the goal behind the directive usage of salawāt is indirectness. In the case of expressive function, the goal is foregrounding emotions. As for commissive function, salawāt helps to sanctify the commitment. In the declarative speech act of salawāt, the purpose is manufacturing consent and drawing attentions.
