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Context Effect And Its Strategies To Clarify The Meaning Of Unfamiliar Words, Ahmad Saeed Eneizat Feb 2023

Context Effect And Its Strategies To Clarify The Meaning Of Unfamiliar Words, Ahmad Saeed Eneizat

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This paper examines the effect of context (verbal context or text of situation) to clarify the meaning of an unfamiliar words, by induction the Prophet’s traditions, which include unfamiliar words in the study's corps. Moreover, the article explains the context strategies to reach its effect. The context has varied aspects to clarify the meaning: it is either preference one meaning over another, or preference a formula over another, or clarification general meaning of a word (The semantic field), or clarification an exact meaning by various strategies: the selection restrictions, the simile, and the antonymy. The paper concludes that the context …


Abū ʿAmr Ibn Al-ʿAlāʾ (D. 154/770) And Qur’Anic Philology In The Second/Eighth Century, Ali Abdel Latif Feb 2023

Abū ʿAmr Ibn Al-ʿAlāʾ (D. 154/770) And Qur’Anic Philology In The Second/Eighth Century, Ali Abdel Latif

Theses and Dissertations

The present study examines Abū ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAlāʾ (d. 154/770), an important scholar whose life coincided with the rise of the various disciplines of Qur’anic philology. I examine his contribution to the field Qur’anic philology, focusing on three distinct yet overlapping genres: Qur’anic chronology, Qur’anic counting, and variant readings. Because these genres were still in development during his time, the material examined in this thesis allows us to examine their state before they reached full development. As we do not have a written corpus by Abū ʿAmr, we will analyse material that was transmitted by his students and preserved in …


Contesting Narratives: Sibling Relations As Political Allegory In Lā Tukhbir Al-Ḥiṣān, Noha Hanafy Jan 2023

Contesting Narratives: Sibling Relations As Political Allegory In Lā Tukhbir Al-Ḥiṣān, Noha Hanafy

English Language and Literature

This article explores sibling relations in Mamdūḥ ‘Azzām’s (1950- ) Lā tukhbir al-ḥiṣān (2019, Don’t Tell the Horse). Using Mikhail Bakhtin’s (1895-1975) theories on the dialogic nature of the novel and the polyphony of voices existing in a single text, the article charts the characters’ movement in and out of the different storylines in ‘Azzām’s novel, and the way in which this informs the dynamic of the family story. Lending itself to multiple perspectives, ‘Azzām’s novel foregrounds the siblings’ voices over a singular authorial voice, highlighting not only their relationships in the novel, but also the way they offer …


The Grammatical Phenomenon In Character Description In Aisha Al-Mahmoud’S Watan Mozawwar Novel, Hanan Fayadh Jan 2023

The Grammatical Phenomenon In Character Description In Aisha Al-Mahmoud’S Watan Mozawwar Novel, Hanan Fayadh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research aims to analyze the manifestations of grammatical phenomena in describing the main character in Aisha Al-Mahmoud’s Watan Mozawwar (Forged Homeland). The author relies on several grammatical phenomena in presenting the character in a detailed and accurate way that enables one to understand the psychological dimensions of the character and to have guided impressions on the recipient’s or reader’s mind who is clearly present in the creative process. The research focuses on the grammatical phenomena that have emerged in describing the main character, specifically, around which events and narration are centered. The research concludes that the sentence lengthening phenomenon …


Dramatic Semiotics In Azzeddine Mihoubi’S The Rose And The Swordfish, Sadia Benstiti Jan 2023

Dramatic Semiotics In Azzeddine Mihoubi’S The Rose And The Swordfish, Sadia Benstiti

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The drama program in the theatrical text is based on a set of dramatic transformations according to a specific timeframe and place where the author tries to embody that program through an imaginary space accompanied by a parallel text explaining the situations in which the dramatic actions take place. Also in that program, the author describes the situations of the active selves based on moving the dramatic act and transforming it from one path to another in a process called, in the semiotic term, “dramatic Transformations.” On this basis, the dramatic self is the focus of the theatrical text, and …


The Concept Of Simile In Relevance Theory: An Analysis Of The Degree Of Relevance Of The Simile “Houris” In The Holy Qur'an, Said Abu-Khader Jan 2023

The Concept Of Simile In Relevance Theory: An Analysis Of The Degree Of Relevance Of The Simile “Houris” In The Holy Qur'an, Said Abu-Khader

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This study deals with simile as a figure of speech in the field of theoretical linguistics and relevance theory. It presents a model in analyzing the degree of relevance in comparing “Houris” in the Quranic discourse, based on the inductive approach in reviewing related literature and the descriptive approach in selecting the material. In other words, this study further illustrates some of its pragmatic functions via Qur'anic discourse by utilizing the selected simile of "Houris"-the nymphs of paradise in the Qur'anic verses: "and wide-eyed houris, as the likeness of nestled pearls"(Al-Waqi'ah: 22-23). The use of relevance theory here reaffirms the …


Narration Techniques In The Narrative Biographical Speech Of His Majesty King Abdulla Bin Al Hussein Ii In His Last Book: Our Last Best Chance … The Pursuit Of Peace In A Time Of Peril, Malak Said Shabello, Mohammad Al-Qudah Jan 2023

Narration Techniques In The Narrative Biographical Speech Of His Majesty King Abdulla Bin Al Hussein Ii In His Last Book: Our Last Best Chance … The Pursuit Of Peace In A Time Of Peril, Malak Said Shabello, Mohammad Al-Qudah

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This paper aims to study the narration techniques in Our Last Best Chance and to demonstrate the tools, backgrounds, and references that King Abdullah II’s biography was based on. The researcher follows the analytical, descriptive approach in this paper. One of the major narration techniques that his Majesty used to write about his personal and political life is the narrative form that contains “I” and “we” together. Furthermore, this paper investigates the production of the autobiographical speech for a political man, and such a speech is colored by the literary, aristics, and aesthetic aspects at the same time.


Reflections Of Cultural And Intellectual Resistance In Samih Al-Qasim Poetry, Jamal Talebi Gharehgheshlaghi Jan 2023

Reflections Of Cultural And Intellectual Resistance In Samih Al-Qasim Poetry, Jamal Talebi Gharehgheshlaghi

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

Resistance is a vital part of contemporary Arab poetry. It can be said that resistance is not any more limited to military resistance; however, the 1980s and 1990s witnessd another type of resistance which can be referred to as cultural resistance. This type of resistance manifests itself in defending history, ethnic and national identity and civilization, raising awareness about the importance of resistance among Palestinian people. Samih Al-Qasim, a contemporary Palestinian poet, is one of the pioneers in the field of cultural resistance. He has devoted himself to the issue of national and ethnic identity, which the Zionist regime seeks …


The Problem Of Identity In Prince Fakhruddin's Journey To Italy (1613-1618) Between The Fortification Of The Pattern And The Marginalization Of The Reference (Cultural Approach), Nidal Al-Shamali, Abbas Abbas Jan 2023

The Problem Of Identity In Prince Fakhruddin's Journey To Italy (1613-1618) Between The Fortification Of The Pattern And The Marginalization Of The Reference (Cultural Approach), Nidal Al-Shamali, Abbas Abbas

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This paper draws its importance from two angles. First, it deals with a marginal Arabic text that was born in the seventeenth century. Second, its use of cultural criticism in clarifying the text's components as cultural criticism is a partner of literary criticism. The traveler's text is not written by a traveler, a geographer, a writer or an ambassador, but it is written by an Arab prince, Fakhr al-Din al-Ma'in II (1634), who made his journey to Italy between 1613 and 1618. It was a journey which he had to make to save blood and to escape the surveillance of …


Back To Exile Is History A Novel Or Does Novel Use History?, Nabil Haddad Jan 2023

Back To Exile Is History A Novel Or Does Novel Use History?, Nabil Haddad

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

It is needless to say that the 'historicism' of novels is present in their 'protagonists' or in their narratives, which had occurred in some era that had had its own events and heros. Or perhaps to have its own world of narration, which takes its topics from the inventions and available information offered by its era, as well as the artistic rules and objective dissertations of that era. The first issue regarding the novel chosen to be our case study today would be dependent upon how many referrals that society witnessed, according to the novel research, that the recepient could …


The Educational Thought Of The Jerusalem Writer Khalil Sakakini, Banan Salaheldeen Jan 2023

The Educational Thought Of The Jerusalem Writer Khalil Sakakini, Banan Salaheldeen

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This study aims to shed light on the educational thought of the Jerusalem writer Khalil Sakakini, who is one of the most prominent Palestinian intellectuals who contributed to the educational, cultural and national field in Palestine during the first half of the twentieth century through his intellectual, educational, political, philosophical and social views. The study included a number of axes, the first axis dealt with the biography of Sakakini and his life, while the second axis dealt with Sakakini and his principles of education and pedagogical methods and followed in achieving its educational objectives, and the third axis included his …


Arabic Proficiency Test: An Analytical And Evaluation Study, Hussain Obaidat Jan 2023

Arabic Proficiency Test: An Analytical And Evaluation Study, Hussain Obaidat

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The need for a standardized Arabic proficiency language test for speakers of other languages and/or even native speakers of Arabic still poses a challenge for specialists in Arabic applied linguistics and teachers of Arabic to speakers of other languages alike. Despite many attempts to produce such a standardized test over the past decades, yet they fall short of being satisfactory to be accepted as international tests like other international recognized and widely implemented language proficiency tests due to their many short comings. This study is twofold: first, it is an attempt to shed light on some of the Arabic language …


The Dramatic Construction In The Poetic Play (Alia And Issam) By Sultan Al Qasimi 'Critical Approach', Latiefah Hamadi Jan 2023

The Dramatic Construction In The Poetic Play (Alia And Issam) By Sultan Al Qasimi 'Critical Approach', Latiefah Hamadi

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The poetic play is a literary art that has witnessed a remarkable and diverse development in subjects recently, and won the attention of a significant number of researchers, but it still needs serious studies to reveal her treasures, especially that the modern play was influenced by various influences, influenced in its construction and visions. This study highlights the play "Alia and Issam" by Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi, which was taken as a model for the study, as one of the most famous works of the writer in the field of poetic play. The study dealt with the most important elements …


Kebolehgunaan Teknik Terjemahan Gaya Bahasa Iltifāt Kata Ganti Nama Ilahi Dalam Al-Quran, Kamal Muhammad Hakim Jan 2023

Kebolehgunaan Teknik Terjemahan Gaya Bahasa Iltifāt Kata Ganti Nama Ilahi Dalam Al-Quran, Kamal Muhammad Hakim

Student Works (2020-2029)

Iltifāt KGN merupakan salah satu topik perbahasan dalam bidang terjemahan Arab- Melayu. Tinjauan literatur memperlihatkan iltifāt KGN dalam al-Quran kerap diterjemahkan secara literal sekaligus menyukarkan pembaca sasaran memahami entiti sebenar KGN. Terjemahan literal ini dikesan dalam Tafsir Pimpinan Ar-Rahman (TPAR) dan Tafsir Fi Zilalil Qur’an (TFZQ). Isu terjemahan iltifāt KGN semakin kompleks apabila melibatkan pertukaran KGN pola jamak dengan entiti Allah. Oleh sebab itu, kualiti terjemahan iltifāt KGN Ilahi dalam TPAR dan TFZQ sewajarnya dinilai daripada sudut kebolehgunaan dalam kalangan pembaca sasaran. Bertitik tolak daripada itu, kajian dilakukan bertujuan mengenalpasti iltifāt KGN Ilahi dalam al-Quran, menganalisis teknik terjemahan Abdullah Basmeih …


Muslim Americans’ Experience Of The Pandemic At The Intersection Of History, Culture, And Gender, Enaya Othman, Lee Za Ong Jan 2023

Muslim Americans’ Experience Of The Pandemic At The Intersection Of History, Culture, And Gender, Enaya Othman, Lee Za Ong

Arabic Languages and Literatures

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Muslims in the U. S during the COVID-19 pandemic. Religion has been playing an important role in individuals’ experiences of the pandemic. Many studies were essays on how to utilize a theological approach to respond to and cope with the pandemic. There is limited research on the impact of how Muslim communities in the U. S responded to the pandemic, particularly from the lens of Islamic history, religious beliefs, and attitudes, and being minoritized in a predominantly Christian country. Using an oral history approach, individual virtual interviews were conducted. …


Types Of Grotesque Character In Ahmad Alsaadawi’S Frankstein In Baghdad, Ahlam Masad Dec 2022

Types Of Grotesque Character In Ahmad Alsaadawi’S Frankstein In Baghdad, Ahlam Masad

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

Grotesque is a term that describes everything that seems unfamiliar. It includes the anomaly, the distorted, the ugly, the strange, and the mad, all of which have a philosophical dimension that rejects the monistic and absolute view and is based on the contradictory duality that expresses the individual’s reality in its two parts: the bright and the dark, the complete and the imperfect. The events in Frankenstein in Baghdad take place in the years of 2005 and 2006 when Iraq witnessed a severe state of chaos, destruction and killing. These horrific incidents are reflected in the characters of the novel …


The Concept Of Text From The Perspective Of Heritage And Modernity: Its Impact On Formulating The Theory Of A Literary Text, Noureldeen Saddar, Khaled Bani Domy Dec 2022

The Concept Of Text From The Perspective Of Heritage And Modernity: Its Impact On Formulating The Theory Of A Literary Text, Noureldeen Saddar, Khaled Bani Domy

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research aims to discuss the problem of the textual concept in the Arab critical heritage and the Western critical thought and to show its impact on formulating the contemporary literary textual theory. It is the problem that stems from the assumption that Arab critical thought has originated in the components of this theory, which we find have roots and references in our critical, literary, rhetorical and philosophical heritage. Hence, the textual theory in the contemporary critical thought is an extension of this legacy, benefiting from the achievements of philosophers, linguists and critics, and the achievements of contemporary critical approaches. …


The Problem Of Mimicry And Presence In Ahmad Shawqi's Siniyah, Sami Ababneh, Yousef Hamdn Dec 2022

The Problem Of Mimicry And Presence In Ahmad Shawqi's Siniyah, Sami Ababneh, Yousef Hamdn

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This paper examines Ahmad Shawqi's Siniyah and Al-Buhturi's Siniyah from a critical perspective that views the relationship between these two works as a case of both mimicry and presence. Mimicry is an essential component of poetic practice that cannot be overlooked and is evident of one’s self-awareness in its present time and circumstances. This paper seeks to reevaluate and criticize this relationship in ways that might rejuvenate interest in poetic influence as the means of the latter poet to prove himself and his presence when compared to predecessor poets. This perception is based on the imitating poet’s fit as seen …


Poetic Language Diplomacy: Reading In Zuhair Bin Abi Sulma’S MuʻAllaqet, Mohammad Ibnian Dec 2022

Poetic Language Diplomacy: Reading In Zuhair Bin Abi Sulma’S MuʻAllaqet, Mohammad Ibnian

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The study aims to examine the features of the language used by the poet Zuhair bin Abi Sulma, which makes the reader stand in front of an amazing portrait of political dialogue and diplomatic techniques which eventually led to the cessation war which lasted for years and almost ended the clans of Abs and Theban. The research seeks to follow the minute details of lifestyle back then as the poet does justice to those who did their best to stop the war and the absurdity of death so everyone enjoyed peace. Hence, the poet does justice to Haram Bin Sinan …


Manifestations Of The Place In The “Khatrat Al-Taif In Alshita’A And Al-Saif Journey” By Lisan Al-Deen Bin Alkhateeb, Ajmal Altwaiqat Dec 2022

Manifestations Of The Place In The “Khatrat Al-Taif In Alshita’A And Al-Saif Journey” By Lisan Al-Deen Bin Alkhateeb, Ajmal Altwaiqat

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

The research hilights the place in “Al-Shita’a and Al-Saif” journey for Lisan AlDeen Bin Al-Khateeb. The study attempts to justify the manifestation of place in AlKhateeb’s jounrney. Moreover, the article focuses on the place through dealing with the idea of belonging to the Andalusian place as well as on Lisan Al-Deen Bin Al-Khateeb’s interest in Travel Literature. Furthermore, the research highlights Al-Khateeb’s spatial awareness in producing spatial symbols and embodying them in his journey as place plays an important role in his literature which consists of a collection of stories that contributes to depict historical portraits to his readers. The …


The Literary Sessions And Their Cultural Patterns In Amali Alsharif Almurtada (436 Ah): A Descriptive And Analytical Study, Salem Mar’I Al-Hadrusi Dec 2022

The Literary Sessions And Their Cultural Patterns In Amali Alsharif Almurtada (436 Ah): A Descriptive And Analytical Study, Salem Mar’I Al-Hadrusi

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research deals with the structure of the Session (“Umliah”) in Sharif alMurtada’s book (“Amali” 436 AH) which is known as (“Al-Ghurar Wa Al-Durdar”), demonstrating its concept, method, contents, aesthetic form, cultural value and patterns. The Session (Umliah) consists of distinct literary texts, intentionally chosen by the writer, from different historical eras, and various cultural genres, including Qur'anic texts, prophetic traditions, poems, letters and various speeches, news, narratives, proverbs, and different intellectual issues. The (Amali) Works are a collection of literary encyclopedias, expressing the interest of the author and the people of his time in cultural, specialized knowledge, religious, historical, …


The Question Of Being In Antara Ibn Shaddad Al-Absi's Mu'allaqa: A Hermeneutic Approach, Mohammad Al-Absie Dec 2022

The Question Of Being In Antara Ibn Shaddad Al-Absi's Mu'allaqa: A Hermeneutic Approach, Mohammad Al-Absie

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

Antara Ibn Shaddad Al-Absi's Mu'allaqa is considered one of the most important texts of poetry in the pre-Islamic era. Because it is an open text on multiple perspectives and different interpretations, literary critics have paid attention to it, both ancient and modern, in order to explain and reveal the features of its structure and composition and discover its aesthetics, questions and poetic meanings. This study aims to read this poem an interpretative reading. This study benefits from "semiotics" in revealing the paths of meaning and producing the paths of meaning This hermeneutic approach ends up revealing one of the most …


The Phenomenon Of Arabic Poetry Embellishments Among Poets & Narrators Up To The 4th Century Ah, Mohammad Alzoubi Dec 2022

The Phenomenon Of Arabic Poetry Embellishments Among Poets & Narrators Up To The 4th Century Ah, Mohammad Alzoubi

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

Many single narrations of one and the same line of old Arabic poetry, especially the Pre-Islamic, are not different because of lapses of memory as commonly thought. In fact, they are often due to intentional attempts on part of the narrators in question to introduce some improvements, starting from Pre-Islamic poetry up to the age of documentation of such earlier poems. Based on recurrent news of such attempts or even, sometimes, documented confessions of these attempts, the present research adopts a comparative analytical approach, along with the citation of other new examples of the abovementioned attempts. Indeed, these improvements or …


Characters Dialogue In Yusuf’S Story: A Study In Linking Mental Texts With The Conscience, Eman Alawneh, Mahmoud Nawafleh Dec 2022

Characters Dialogue In Yusuf’S Story: A Study In Linking Mental Texts With The Conscience, Eman Alawneh, Mahmoud Nawafleh

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This study aims to categorize the characters in Yusuf’s story according to the Holy Quran and their relations to time. It focuses on the most prominent features of those characters. To achieve the aim of this study, this paper explains why Surah Yusuf is different from other Surahs. The first section discusses the inner and outer spaces of the story. The second section tackles the aspects of the leading characters. The third section investigates the flat characters. It is revealed that the roles given to the characters in the story are in harmony with their ranks in accordance with what …


Ibn Qutaybah Al-Dinuri's Critical Measures And Statements Of Judgement, Arabe Hejaze Farouq Arabe Hejaze, Ismael Al-Gayam Dec 2022

Ibn Qutaybah Al-Dinuri's Critical Measures And Statements Of Judgement, Arabe Hejaze Farouq Arabe Hejaze, Ismael Al-Gayam

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This research presents Ibn Qutaybah al-Dinuri's efforts in establishing literary standards and critical terms and the issues of ancient and modern in literature, as well as lexical items and meaning, and the indication of the critical judgement terms for the critic's stance on poetry from objective points of view such as linguistic and phonological aspects, and following the way of the ancients as to the division of the poem, the effect of the quantity and quality on the poets ranking, and general taste. The research shows that Ibn Qutaybah was creative and influenced the critics who came after him. The …


The Tools Of Manifestation And The Mechanisms Of Disambiguation In The Discourse Of Modern Arabic Poetry, Anwar Al-Hanoush, Mohammad Al-Qudah Dec 2022

The Tools Of Manifestation And The Mechanisms Of Disambiguation In The Discourse Of Modern Arabic Poetry, Anwar Al-Hanoush, Mohammad Al-Qudah

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Being conscious about the places of concealment and asking for concealing the meaning away from publicity and disclosure is an aim, ambition, and endeavor that the writer or artist relies on to achieve uniqueness and exceptionality in expression. This may ensure that the reader will not escape the grip of the text, seeking for an implicit, hidden meaning which has nothing to do with the obvious meaning whether this implicit meaning relates to a word, signal, and symbol or through writing, space, or punctuation and this ensures a special literary achievement which is based on terse style and aesthetic meaning …


The Connotations And Cultural Dimensions In The Introduction Of Ibn Bassam Al-Shantrini’S Al-Thakhira, Mohammed Faisal Dec 2022

The Connotations And Cultural Dimensions In The Introduction Of Ibn Bassam Al-Shantrini’S Al-Thakhira, Mohammed Faisal

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Andalusia witnessed progress in the sciences, arts, urbanism, literature, economic and political aspects. This progress prompted many scholars and writers to mention the merits of this culture, and celebrate it for successive generations through their poems and blogs so this becomes a witness on the work of the fathers and grandfathers and this brings pride of those ancient virtues. The book Al-Thakhira was a good example on embodying the meanings and dimensions of Andalusian culture and civilization through what the book has from the translations of the great people in Andalusia. If one just looks at the introduction of this …


The Role Of The “Recipient” In Arabic Grammatical Heritage: A Study In The Light Of Some Modern Approaches, Neveen Al Badawi, Faisal Safa Dec 2022

The Role Of The “Recipient” In Arabic Grammatical Heritage: A Study In The Light Of Some Modern Approaches, Neveen Al Badawi, Faisal Safa

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This research aims at defining the role of the “recipient” in the Arabic grammatical heritage in order to highlight the level of the Ancient Arabic Grammar studies in dealing with the verbal position in general, and the recipient in particular – as he has been described as an important element in the conversational position. Moreover, this paper aims to know the extent of availability of this ancient study of linguistic concepts, which were considered as one of the innovations of modern linguistic studies in their both literary and linguistic aspects. This research also attempts to highlight the role of the …


Functional Intonational Type In The Construction Of Synthetic Categorizations And Adjustment Of The Semantic Guides, Ameena Salem Al-Daihani Dec 2022

Functional Intonational Type In The Construction Of Synthetic Categorizations And Adjustment Of The Semantic Guides, Ameena Salem Al-Daihani

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This research deals with the intonation and its importance in the contemporary study of language. It deals with applying some theoretical perspectives in heritage and modern studies. The descriptive analytical method has been followed. The most important objectives of this research are: the ability to establish governing rules for the path of intonation degrees, specifying its semantic features, considering it a linguistic method that is used to interpret the structure and significance issues, and disclosing the seven tasks of intonation. It states some of regulations to measure the intonation degrees, its levels (high, medium or low). It puts some criteria …


Semiotics Of The Mask In Abdullah Thabet’S The Sleeping Face, Hind Al-Yahya Dec 2022

Semiotics Of The Mask In Abdullah Thabet’S The Sleeping Face, Hind Al-Yahya

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Arts مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للآداب

This paper, entitled (Semiotics of the Mask in Abdullah Thabet’s The Slpeeing Face), sheds light on an artistic technique and means of expression that the novelist relies on in the weaving of his narrative imagination, which is the mask technique. The paper aims to expose the implications and manifestations of the mask and its asethetic formulation in the text. This creative technique leads to a number of questions: How did the writer use the mask in creating his narrative world? What are the indications and signs that he is suggesting in the text? Then what is the aesthetic and artistic …