Pragmastylistic Features in English and Arabic Religious Texts: A Comparative Analysis of Rewarding

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Narmin Abbas Lutfi Baqqal ¹ , Atefesadat Mirsaeedi ^{2 *} , Ahmad Kareem Salem Al-Wuhaili ³ , Fatinaz Karimi ⁴

1 - Department of English Language, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of English Language, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Department of Translation, Iraqia University, Baghdad, Iraq
4 - Department of English Language, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2023-03-15 Accepted : 2023-04-23 Published : 2023-04-30

Keywords: Pragmastylistics, rewarding, religious texts, Biblical sayings, Prophetic Hadiths, comparative analysis,

Abstract :

This study investigates the pragmastylistic features employed in English and Arabic religious texts, with a specific focus on the concept of rewarding. Drawing on Narmin Abbas Lutfi Baqqal's PhD dissertation, the research examines the pragmatic and stylistic characteristics of rewarding in Biblical and Prophetic Hadith texts. The study addresses two primary research questions: (1) What are the pragmastylistic features used in English and Arabic religious texts to convey rewarding? (2) Which pragmatic and stylistic features are more prevalent in these texts? By analyzing 20 Biblical verses and 20 Prophetic Hadiths, the paper identifies the linguistic and rhetorical devices used to express rewarding, highlighting both similarities and differences between the two languages. The findings reveal that both texts employ declarative and imperative speech acts, deixis, and figurative language, but with distinct stylistic preferences. This study contributes to the fields of pragmatics, stylistics, and religious discourse analysis, offering insights into how language shapes religious messages across different cultural and linguistic contexts.

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