Journal of Arabic Language & Literatureis
Year:2018 | Volume:10 | Issue:1 (18)|Papers Count:15

1. Introduction The religious, historical, and political links between Arabs and Iranians could be observed and thoroughly explored through various dimensions, and there has also been many works written in this area. These links as well as a bilateral influence could clearly be seen in many religious and literary fields. The image of historical and legendary Iran in Arabic literature, whether in poetry or prose, is considered as one of these signs, which clearly asserts the cultural, social, and political role and dominance of Iran before Islam, especially during the Sassanid era, over the cultural and political outlook of Muslims during the first centuries. ...

1. Introduction Characters and characterization are one of the most important elements and components of any story; therefore, selecting the names of characters in accordance with their roles and the overall chain of events is considered as a successful platform for writers in creating their stories. According to this view, not only the creator of a story would not name the characters accidently, for no reason, they would select their names thoughtfully, with precision, so as to form a meaningful connection across the structure, textures, implications, and concepts of the story. ...

Extended Abstract 1. Introduction The issue of translating Arabic dramatic texts into Persian has been sparsely treated among critics. For instance, little is known about the basic strategies required to translate such texts. The differences in the syntactic structures of languages deter the adoption and application of suitable criteria and modules while transferring these structures, even after the proper and suitable lexical items have been selected. Sometimes the structure of the source language is not correctly reflected according to its expected use in the target language and is not properly arranged. Making mistakes at verb-tense level is one example where the simple tense is used instead of simple continuous or when statements are used instead of other sentence types. Since the structures of the source and target languages are different, it is natural that the translation should be based on the structure of the target language. On the other hand, paying attention to the style and eloquence of the source text is one of the constraints imposed on the translator while choosing equivalents in the target text, and the same applies to treating the differences between historical, romantic, and intimate texts. ...

1. Introduction Concepts can be conveyed using body parts; concepts which may bear various emotions and implications. Awareness on the states and thoughts of individuals could be attained through such a language. In the area of literary studies, body language can be investigated technically using linguistics. The application of such a language can be placed under the analysis of ancient literary manuscripts, religious texts, and divine books. Albeit, many people are not familiar with this language technique; in case the scholars of literary sciences and linguistics as well as university professors in the area of literary studies are not sufficiently familiar with principles of such a language, they would remain alien to numerous implications of this language which would then be solely understood as a set of ambiguous signs. By opening the secrets of body language we can show and express our feeling to others without speaking and writing. With body language we can communicate to others as well as speaking. ...

1. Introduction Given its transcendental reality, the holy Quran has been verbally manifested in the material world as it was descended upon humans, forming a text written in human language which includes articles, nouns, verbs, and sentences. Clearly, the truth that lies within this book has resulted in Quran to be the subject of various studies through different approaches. One of the neglected subjects in the area of Quranic studies is the expansion of verbs’ semantic realm through transfer from abstract to mazid structures.

Extended Abstract 1. Introduction Characters are considered as one of the main elements transferring the theme of a novel. Characters in a novel are functional signs processed by the author so as to demonstrate his/her flow of thoughts through words and phrases. Turnel asserts that Every character is a verbal structure that is devoid of existence outside the boundary of books. It is an action through which the states and feelings of the novelist are manifested, and its value and validity lies in relationships it finds with other verbal structures of the writer (Alott, 2007). Consequently, the present study seeks to identify and compare the characterization styles of novels, 'A Sparrow from the East' and 'The Beggar' according to statistical fashions and criteria posed in Busemann’ s theory. The purpose of this study is to analyze the morphological variables of both novels as well as their statistical data in order to lay out the typical signs of difference between the styles of the two authors in a more scientific, literary atmosphere. Furthermore, it is attempted to specify the extent of dynamism, emotionality, passivity, rationality, etc. in both novels using statistical methods. ...

Extended Abstract 1. Introduction The connection between literature and philosophy has always been one of the accepted principles in the area of criticism and theorization for a long time. Regardless of the views of those for or against this connection, what is of utmost importance is the role of each in development and meaningfulness of the other. As philosophy contributes particularly to poetry in line with increasing the richness of poems, it offers a novel face to literature whilst attempting to convey its messages through literature so as to diminish the border between literature and philosophy. I In this regard, poetry is effective in a simpler, more beautiful transfer of philosophical notions. Consequently, given the new era in which philosophy and literature have been united once more, philosophical awareness has become immensely important for a better understanding of profound literary works. ...

Extended Abstract 1. Introduction The pragmatism regards the literature as the most beautiful and effective kind of discourse. Indeed, literary pragmatism attempt to study literature in context using principles and strategies of linguistic pragmatism, because all of the usages of the language, meaning, and message occur in context before the lingual condition. This school technically possessed extraordinary ability in finding persuasive mechanisms and dimensions of language, eloquence and logic in all literary texts, especially poems. Suffice it to say that the pragmatism school familiarizes audience with a variety of communication functions and explanatory and expressive mechanisms. From this point of view, persuasive instruments of the announcer not only exalt the beauty of a literary discourse, but also it will have double effect on emotions and feelings on the audience; this reveals the persuasive aspects of poetry in the school of pragmatism. ...

1. Introduction Social semiotics, as one of the subfields of semiotics, investigates into each text in its particular cultural and social context; , it also investigates into the issue of semiotic insecurity which is one of the topics of social semiotics and a subcategory of control model occurrings when the individual is aware of the contrast between their behaviors and the norms the people in that environment believe in. The Laylat Al Miliyar by Ghadah Al-Samman (2002) narrates the story of the immigration of a group of Arab citizens from Beirut to Geneva during the wartime, which is a good example of the representation of the phenomenon of semiotic insecurity and the reactions the characters of the story have. The present paper attempts to explain the phenomenon and its signs and to evaluate the relevant reactions through answering the fundamental question: What are the most outstanding reactions of the characters of the novel "Laylat Al Miliyar" in terms of the semiotic insecurity, and what are the effects and consequences of this phenomenon on the characters? As no research has been conducted to analyze this novel in terms of semiotic insecurity, the present research can add up to the importance and novelty of this paper. ...

1. Introduction Written norm deviation is a foregrounding element in today’ s poetry in which poets distance themselves from conventional means of writing and employ various ploys in writing and line arrangement of their poetry. Although this matter does not change the major meaning of the poem, such strategies only adds an objective notion to the poem, completing its message to some extent. As a powerful, contemporary Arab poet, Mahmoud Darwish has exploited norm deviation in his works through various means. In this study, it is attempted to explain and analyze the most prominent instances of his exploitation. ...