Application of coherent linguistic and lexical structure in a selection of debates of Imam Reza (AS) (a process aimed at persuading the audience by relying on Fairclough's critical discourse)

Yaghoubi, Mohammad Taher; Nemati, Faroogh

doi:10.22034/farzv.2023.381394.1843

Application of coherent linguistic and lexical structure in a selection of debates of Imam Reza (AS) (a process aimed at persuading the audience by relying on Fairclough's critical discourse)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Taher Yaghoubi ¹

Faroogh Nemati ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of History of Islamic Culture and Civilization, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding author)

² Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/farzv.2023.381394.1843

Abstract

Critical discourse, in fact, is considered the formative process of discourse analysis, in which, by going beyond the mere description of linguistic data, attention is paid to the effective processes in the formation of discourse. In this type of discourse analysis, two social and linguistic approaches are discussed. In the social approach, discourse is explained as situational context, and in the linguistic approach, textual context is explained. The debates of Imam Reza (a.s.) are full of political, religious and social themes, which Imam (a.s.) has eloquently expressed in the various conditions of the time, to inform and guide people towards truth and justice. This research has analyzed the linguistic and structural interaction of Razavi’s debates with the atmosphere that dominates the society and the thoughts of the interlocutors. The results of this research indicate that Imam (a.s.) was able to create a close bond between the culture ruling the society and the intellectual deviation of the audience by using styles and words compatible with the atmosphere of the debate. His Holiness (PBUH) used words that had a deep meaning and in order to highlight the concepts in question, they used different linguistic connotations. Sometimes, with the use of questioning, he has somehow questioned the beliefs of the other party and challenged and marginalized his speech.

Keywords

Imam Reza (AS)

critical discourse analysis

structure and vocabulary

debate

dialogue

Quran.

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