Lexical cohsion in the one hundred and twelve sermon of Nahj al-Balaghah (According to Halliday's theory)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 PhD Student, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Lexical cohesion, like the most prominent modern linguistic currents, deals with the text by highlighting the interconnectedness of the lexical elements and the role of these interconnected elements in the movement of the text and its development towards the desired goals. This trend helps us delve into the depths of the text and reveal how the lexical elements are organized to produce the text. Because these elements incubate ideas and meanings as they relate to the context. Nahj al-Balaghah, as a ray of the light of the Qur’an, occupied the summit of eloquence with its literary and intellectual richness. It is considered the best field for textual analysis that deserves to be examined. This noble book includes a chapter of the valuable sermons of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, that he gave in various contents following the diversity of discursive purposes. Thus, we chose the 112th sermon of this chapter, which is an ethical sermon charged with interrelated lexical indications, and we analyzed the functions of these indicators in achieving the coherence of the text as a coherent whole by shedding light on the mechanism of repetition (with its complete and partial types, synonymy and repetition of compositional formulas) and the lexical accompaniment (the phenomenon of the approach) based on Analytical. It emerged through our study that the sermon 112 of Nahj al-Balaghah was built on a tightly woven fabric with interrelated lexical relationships according to the context, and that the use of repetition and solidarity of all kinds as mechanisms that prevail over the text plays an effective role in the cohesion of textual units by creating an emphasis on the rotation of the text around it. It also contributes to the production of persuasive discourse through association, assertion, and an analogy between contradictions.

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Quarterly of Arabic Language and Literature
Volume 17, Issue 3
October 2021
Pages 417-451

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