Document Type : Research paper
Authors
1 PhD student in Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
A discourse results from the speech, non-speech, ideational and cultural acts and a representation of ideologies' interactions or confrontations. The form or structure of a language in line with its other constituents and non-linguistic factors determine the meaning of speech. Thus, discourse analysis as a text analysis method tries to identify the inner layers of a text and analyze the relationships between them to reach its deep meanings. As newspapers narrate the daily lives of people in society and given the special place women have in Saudi Arabia, it is crucial to address the effect of ideology in such contexts. Therefore, this article attempted to assess the effect of the ideology of two articles' authors about women's legal status in Saudi Arabia in Vision 2030 in 'Alwatan' newspaper based on Van Dijk's theory. Vision 2030 is the comprehensive plan for sustainable development. Using a descriptive-analytical method, this research investigated the effect of ideology on discourse and that of social context and the author's belief on text, emphasizing Van Dijk's theory. It was revealed that each author of these articles had exploited Van Dijk's techniques with their own ideology in mind in order to transmit their belief and ideology to readers. Moreover, the objective each author works toward in their text is the same belief corresponding to the text they have written.
Keywords: Critical discourse analysis, Van Dijk's theory, Alwatan newspaper, Place of Saudia Arabia's Women
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