Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Analyzing the verses of the story of Noah based on Searle's speech act theory

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Sakineh Hosseini 1
esmail eslami 2
Masoud Bavanpouri 3
1 PhD in Arabic Language and Literature, University of Tehran, Farabi Campus, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Jiroft branch, Jiroft, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Religions and Religions, Qom, Iran.
10.22034/sshq.2024.183736
Abstract
One of the theories proposed in the field of applied language science, which is used in discourse analysis and can provide grounds for further understanding of the meaning and interpretation of texts, is the speech act theory. This theory was developed for the first time by Austin and then with the help of his student Searle according to the teachings he learned from linguists. Searle divided speech acts into 5 groups: assertive, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative, and explained the characteristics of each of these acts. Quranic stories are one of the rich sources of linguistic studies, and by analyzing their linguistic structures and textual contexts, it is possible to examine various types of speech acts. This research tries to analyze the speech act in the field of linguistics using the descriptive method and content analysis, and then, considering the context of the speech, to analyze the types of Searle's classification of speech acts in the verses of Noah's story. Among the important functions of these acts is the detailed explanation of linguistic forms in order to discover the implicit meanings of religious propositions. The findings of the research show that the dominant context of the verses of the story is the type of assertive and expressive acts, these acts mostly seek to express the call to obey God and the divine prophets (peace be upon them), introduce God, describe the world of creation, and the description of Noah's views and states. expression of situations is type (A). One of the implicit meanings of the declaration act is the announcement of the beginning of the mission of Noah (pbuh) and the end of his mission with divine force and the announcement of disbelief in God on the part of unrighteous generations. And one of the indirect meanings of directive act is asking for destruction for the unbelievers.
Keywords
Holy Quran
story of Noah
discourse analysis
speech act theory
Searl

Subjects

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Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 14
Eighth year the first number. fourteenth in a row. Spring and Summer 2024
April 2024
Pages 264-286

  • Receive Date 04 September 2023
  • Revise Date 25 September 2023
  • Accept Date 22 November 2023
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024