نوع مقاله : مقاله علمی - پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The application of modern analytical approaches to Qur'anic studies can open new horizons for semantic interpretation. Among the major theories in language pragmatics is John Searle's speech act theory. This study examines Surah al-Qiyāmah in light of Searle's speech act theory. According to Searle, speech performs different kinds of actions depending on its context. He identifies five categories of speech acts: assertives, expressives, declarations, commissives, and directives. A major function of speech act theory is to reveal the implicit and underlying layers of linguistic meaning. This qualitative study employs content analysis to examine the speech acts found in Surah al-Qiyāmah. The findings indicate that Searle's speech acts occur both independently and in combination throughout the surah. Assertive speech acts, with 12 occurrences, are the most frequent and are used to affirm the certainty of the Resurrection, describe the events preceding the Day of Resurrection, report the condition of believers and unbelievers on that Day, and demonstrate the purposeful nature of human creation. These are followed by assertive–expressive combinations (4 occurrences), declarations (3 occurrences), directives, commissives, and directive–assertive combinations (2 occurrences each), while expressive–declaration combinations occur only once.
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