Methodical critique and analysis of literary texts in Arabic New critical approach
zeinab ghasemiasl; hossein elyasimofrad
Abstract
The family is the foundational social institution significantly shaped by the dominant belief systems and values within society. In daily interactions, individuals' linguistic knowledge is complemented by their perspectives on the surrounding environment, influencing their speech; hence, language ...
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The family is the foundational social institution significantly shaped by the dominant belief systems and values within society. In daily interactions, individuals' linguistic knowledge is complemented by their perspectives on the surrounding environment, influencing their speech; hence, language can be regarded as a reflection of both culture and speaker discourse. This study aims to delineate the status of women in Omani society through an analysis of dialogues among narrator-protagonists in "Sandrella Al Muscat," authored by Huda Hamed (1981), employing Dell Hymes' model as a framework. The novel was chosen for its emphasis on women's conditions and its portrayal of ordinary scenes that may initially appear inconspicuous; nevertheless, these everyday moments effectively reveal deeper layers of their previously unrecognized lives. Hymes' model incorporates eight dimensions—namely, temporal and spatial context, participants involved, communicative intent, discourse organization, tone, discourse instruments, and type of discourse—facilitating comprehensive text analysis. This approach emphasizes a detailed examination of dialogues present within the narrative. The significance of this research lies in its potential contributions to understanding the communicative positions within discourse contexts, enabling other scholars to apply this methodology for textual and contextual analysis. Accordingly, all dialogues from the narrator-protagonists were selected as a representative sample and subsequently categorized and analyzed according to Hymes' eight dimensions. Findings reveal that the theme of "inequality" predominates within the interactions among female characters in this narrative. The Cinderellas depicted in Huda Hamed's work diverge significantly from conventional fairy tale fantasies. The speech patterns, conversational turn-taking dynamics, and dominant tones reinforce historical male supremacy while illustrating its persistence within Omani Arab society
niazi shahyriar; masoud fekri; zeinab ghasemiasl
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Media products, especially those produced on a daily basis by reporters, are one of the most widely used areas for implementing and adapting critical approaches to discourse analysis.The political differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia have created a media space in recent years, which is totally under ...
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Media products, especially those produced on a daily basis by reporters, are one of the most widely used areas for implementing and adapting critical approaches to discourse analysis.The political differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia have created a media space in recent years, which is totally under the control of political discourses governing the governments. The present study was conducted to explain the discourse strategies of the newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat in the ideological representation of Iran. To this end, the Van Dijk model was selected as the method of research and 20 analyzes of the political analysis of the newspaper were analyzed. The results of the study showed that the method of processing information and news about Iran in this newspaper was in line with the ideological square of Van Dijk. For example, negative assumptions, polarization in the text at the expense of Iran, introduction as a non-affiliated group, spacing .are among the discourse strategies of this newspaper. In all examined texts, Iran has been introduced as a threat to the security of the region and the world and an inconsistent element among Islamic countries. The authors have tried to block any ideological proposition at different levels of the text and block the way for fair judgment of the audience. The dominant discourse on this paper, during the period under review, seeks to present a picture of Iran that is far from the political and religious reality and has been positively designed and represented in front of all Arab activism.
